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Nicola Sturgeon vowed last month that Scotland will hold a second vote on independence if the SNP win May s Scottish elections. The party is miles ahead in the polls, meaning demands for IndyRef2 will no doubt intensify in the second half of 2020. Over 20 consecutive polls have put a Yes vote ahead in recent months. Ms Sturgeon said in January: “I want to have a legal referendum, that’s what I’m going to seek the authority of the Scottish people for in May and if they give me tha
Mr Wallace also insisted he was confident that the case for the Union would win out against independence in any future referendum campaign.
Commenting on the polls showing a majority in Scotland favour independence, the former MSP said: I’ve seen all this before.
“The debate around Scottish nationalism, the Union and independence has always, in my experience, fluctuated. When it comes down to the brass tacks, in referendum or election campaigns, we find that the arguments unpick and people get serious about the debate.
Nicola Sturgeon s hope for a swift independence campaign were dismantled this morning (Image: GETTY)
Wallace also insisted he was confident that the case for the Union would win out against independence (Image: BBC)
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In analysis by the London School of Economics (LSE), leaving the UK would amount to a loss of annual income of between £2,000 to £2,800 per person. Due to the volume of trade between Scotland and the rest of the UK, Brexit followed by independence may result in a 8.7 percent loss in income per capita for Scotland, the report stated. In a further blow to Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to break up the UK, the report also found Scotland’s economy would shrink by at least £11billion a year if it became independent.
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In analysis by the London School of Economics (LSE), leaving the UK would amount to a loss of annual income of between £2,000 to £2,800 per person. Due to the volume of trade between Scotland and the rest of the UK, Brexit followed by independence may result in a 8.7 percent loss in income per capita for Scotland, the report stated. In a further blow to Nicola Sturgeon s plans to break up the UK, the report also found Scotland s economy would shrink by at least £11billion a year if it became independent.