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Polling News: Yes support unchanged from October 2022 according to BIS-commissioned poll
A Panelbase poll conducted on behalf of Believe in Scotland has found 48% of respondents in support of Yes, the same as polls in October 2022, despite alleged ‘setbacks’ for the independence campaign. These results show that with a concentrated effort by the independence movement and the Scottish Government to put the focus back on independence, the results can be...
Poll shows 68% of voters want an independent Scotland to rejoin the EU
A large scale poll by Believe in Scotland conducted by Panelbase has found a two thirds majority of support amongst Scottish voters for an independent Scotland to rejoin the EU. The poll of 2,006 people also found independence support to be at 48%. This is an increase from a similar sized recent Lord Ashcroft poll which had Yes at 44%. ...
70% of Yes Group organisers say Westminster Election as defacto referendum is answer to Westminster's undemocratic indy stance
On Saturday 18th February, 241 voting delegates from 126 local and national Yes groups joined the Scottish Independence Congress hosted by Believe in Scotland. This was the biggest ever meeting of Yes Group organisers. Delegates met to discuss and agree on the next steps for the Yes movement and what the strategy for achieving independence should be. In quite a...
200+ delegates to attend Scottish Independence Congress - Sat 18th Feb
Saturday's Scottish Independence Congress will be the biggest ever gathering of Yes Group organisers. More than 200 delegates from around 100 Yes Groups have registered to attend the online Congress. The growing success of this event (registration opening only two weeks ago) serves to prove that the grassroots independence campaign is getting ready for a final push to gaining Scotland's...
Scotland's poverty rate 20% lower than England’s, says authoritative report
A poverty gap is opening between England and Scotland, in particular in child poverty rates, according to a new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. In its annual report: “UK Poverty 2023: The essential guide to understanding poverty in the UK”, the charity reports that rates of child poverty are diverging between the two countries. The report found that Scotland...
Media Watch - BBC Radio 4 “Today” gets it badly wrong on how Shell pays tax on Scottish oil
When Shell announced the biggest profits in its history - £32.2 billion pounds for 2022 on Thursday - the BBC morning news flagship, the ‘Today’ programme gave listeners misleading information about how much tax it is paying in the UK compared to other countries. The show’s journalists gave the erroneous impression that the UK is getting a similar amount...
The UK is ripping up workers' rights - an independent Scotland can do better
The UK government is attacking workers’ rights in draconian new laws, which will be imposed on Scotland - despite fierce opposition from Scotland’s democratically elected Parliament. The UK is also ripping up many workers’ rights that depend on EU laws - such as mandatory rest breaks and holiday pay for part-time workers. Meanwhile, the UK has slumped seven points to...
Westminster's Section 35 block on Scottish law fundamentally undermines UK democracy
The UK Government has decided to block the Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill, despite the legislation falling under devolved competence. A move which Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said will almost certainly end up in court. As we have been predicting, this is a worrying intensification of Westminster’s efforts to undermine devolution and reduce Scotland’s political autonomy. Make...
Starmer and Sunak’s speeches try to relegate Scotland to a region of England!
The start of the year has seen keynote speeches from the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and a response from opposition leader Keir Starmer. Both proclaimed they were setting their visions and their priorities for UK governance. One glaring similarity between the two speeches is that they both largely ignored Scotland and the other devolved nations, even implying that Scotland as...
Media Watch: by recognising Scotland is an "energy goldmine", the Daily Express boosts case for independence
The right-wing, ultra British nationalist Daily Express is not normally the first to make the case for Scottish independence - but an article calling Scotland “an energy goldmine” can only strengthen support for the country to run its own affairs. The headline “UK handed energy 'jackpot' as Scotland's huge goldmine could export £25bn a year to EU” was an own...