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New poll finds 51% in favour of Scottish independence
A new poll for YouGov has found that there is now a majority of 51% in favour of Scottish independence. It is the first time since 2015 that a YouGov poll has shown Yes in the lead.
Voters speak out for independence
Scotland is being governed from Westminster by a right-wing Brexit-obsessed Tory Government that we comprehensively rejected in the general election. There is another way.
Billy Connolly: “If Scotland wants independence, I want it”
Sir Billy Connolly: “Politically, Scotland’s in extraordinary shape. It’s beginning to stand alone. They won’t take crap anymore. They don’t want to settle for whoever England votes for. If Scotland would like independence, I would like it.”
Alan Cumming says Scotland must have a choice
Alan Cumming: “If you look at Brexit as another example of Westminster dictating a policy Scotland didn’t want, that’s what independence is all about. The people of Scotland should be able to decide what they want to do.”
2014 ‘NO’ Campaigner: I feel betrayed by the UK
Former ‘No’ campaigner: “I certainly thought in 2014 that the only way to guarantee EU membership was to vote No.” “Do you feel betrayed?” “Yes.” Brexit is causing many people to look again at Scottish independence.
IndyRef 5 years on: Better Together promises have turned to dust
5 years on from the independence referendum, the promises made by the No campaign have turned to dust. Scotland now faces a very different future to the one that was promised.
The 2014 independence referendum changed Scotland for the better
The referendum of September 2014 changed Scotland – and I believe it transformed our country fundamentally for the better.
Ours is a movement whose time has come
In my forty years of campaigning for an independent Scotland, I have never felt more confident or optimistic that we will achieve our goal than I do today.
From No To Yes – Former Better Together Campaigner
Former ‘No’ campaigner: “I certainly thought in 2014 that the only way to guarantee EU membership was to vote No.” “Do you feel betrayed?” “Yes.”
Let's win our independence
Together, we can build a more prosperous, fairer, more inclusive, more diverse Scotland that all of us believe in our hearts is possible.
Fact checker
Top ten Better Together claims debunked
In 2014, Scotland was promised the ‘best of both worlds’ whilst being an ‘equal partner’ within the union. Well, it’s not quite worked out like that.
IndyRef 5 years on: Better Together promises have turned to dust
5 years on from the independence referendum, the promises made by the No campaign have turned to dust. Scotland now faces a very different future to the one that was promised.
How many Labour members support independence?
A considerable number of supporters from various different parties believe in Scottish independence.
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Labour MP: Destroy Labour to save the UK
Labour MP Ian Murray: “The Labour Party in 2014 destroyed itself by campaigning for Scotland to stay in the UK because it was the right thing to do, and I’m sure the Scottish Labour Party would do the same again.”
Alan Cumming says Scotland must have a choice
Alan Cumming: “If you look at Brexit as another example of Westminster dictating a policy Scotland didn’t want, that’s what independence is all about. The people of Scotland should be able to decide what they want to do.”
Billy Connolly: “If Scotland wants independence, I want it”
Sir Billy Connolly: “Politically, Scotland’s in extraordinary shape. It’s beginning to stand alone. They won’t take crap anymore. They don’t want to settle for whoever England votes for. If Scotland would like independence, I would like it.”