Help for independence amongst Scottish voters has been proven to be greater than assist for remaining within the UK for the fourth opinion ballot in a row.
In keeping with a brand new YouGov survey, 47 per cent of Scottish voters stated they’d select ‘Sure’ if requested if Scotland must be an unbiased nation.
This can be a rise of 4 proportion factors since a earlier ballot in October.
By comparability, within the newest survey, solely 42 per cent stated they thought Scotland ought to stay a part of the UK.
This can be a fall of three proportion factors because the October ballot.
On this month’s ballot, 8 per cent of voters have been undecided, stated they’d not vote or didn’t state their choice.
However, when these voters have been excluded, assist for independence totalled 53 per cent in comparison with 47 per cent who needed to protect the Union.
The YouGov survey for The Instances is the fourth consecutive ballot to indicate assist for independence greater than assist for remaining a part of the UK.
It follows polls by Redfield & Wilton Methods, Ipsos and Discover Out Now.
All 4 surveys have come within the wake of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s defeat within the Supreme Courtroom.
In keeping with a brand new YouGov survey, 47 per cent of Scottish voters stated they’d select ‘Sure’ if requested if Scotland must be an unbiased nation
When undecided voters have been excluded, assist for independence totalled 53 per cent in comparison with 47 per cent who needed to protect the Union
Final month’s Supreme Courtroom ruling dealt a extreme blow to Nicola Sturgeon’s bid to interrupt up the UK
On 23 November, the UK’s most senior judges dominated that the Scottish Parliament can not legislate for one more independence referendum with out permission from Westminster.
The ruling dealt a extreme blow to Ms Sturgeon’s bid to interrupt up the UK, though the SNP chief has since insisted that the subsequent normal election will now be a ‘de facto’ referendum on Scottish independence.
Greater than half (52 per cent) stated they didn’t assume pro-independence events securing a majority of the final election vote in Scotland constituted a mandate for independence.
This was additionally the view of 23 per cent of SNP supporters.
It in comparison with 39 per cent who stated a majority for independence-supporting events on the normal election could be a mandate for breaking apart the UK.
9 per cent of voters have been not sure.
Polling guru Professor Sir John Curtice, of Strathclyde College, stated this month’s survey represented the joint highest pro-independence end result recorded by YouGov.
It equalled a stage final seen in August 2020, when Ms Sturgeon was holding common press conferences on the Covid disaster.
Sir John warned Prime Minister Rishi Sunak he would possibly have to do greater than persevering with to refuse permission for one more independence referendum.
He stated: ‘On this proof, simply saying “no” to a different poll doesn’t seem like a viable long-term technique for sustaining public assist for the Union.’
YouGov interviewed 1,090 folks aged 16 and older between December 6 and 9.
