THE SNP will win a majority on May 6, Roseanna Cunningham predicts. Cunningham has won in every election since the Scottish Parliament was reinstated in 1999 and says she believes current polling is accurate. A raft of results this month have signalled that the SNP will be the largest party in the next parliament, but opinions differ on whether it will achieve a majority. Last Tuesday analysis by Professor John Curtice of five results found “the SNP could well secure an overall majority of around nine seats or so”. In an interview with the Sunday National, Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Secretary Cunningham says she believes “people have made up their mind” about where to place their cross.
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Alba Party leader Alex Salmond said he would have no problem picking up the phone to Nicola Sturgeon ALEX Salmond’s Alba Party has confirmed the day it will release its first manifesto in the midst of “astonishing” international interest in independence, The National can reveal. The announcement comes the day after Salmond’s former party, the SNP, published its manifesto and just three weeks after the launch of the Alba Party itself. Since then, there’s been intense speculation about what the new Yes party will offer voters beyond their commitment to immediate independence negotiations with the UK Government.
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Younger Scots are overwhelmingly in favour of independence INDEPENDENCE is “inevitable” – that’s the conclusion drawn by a major Yes organisation after it commissioned a new poll on the constitutional question. The Believe in Scotland survey, carried out by Panelbase, found 51% of Scots back independence, while 49% are opposed once undecided respondents were excluded. The poll also predicts a majority for pro-independence parties, with the SNP on course to win 63 seats, the Greens 10 and Alba five. A total of 78 and a majority of 27 seats. It is the latest in a series of polls in the last few weeks to record a narrow Yes lead after a slight dip in support for independence at the start of the year. Overall, support among men and women mirrored the 51%-49% split in the new study.
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April 12, 2021
EDINBURGH: Fewer than one in five people believe independence is one of Scotland’s most important issues, a poll has found. The survey for Scotland on Sunday also found support and opposition to independence was split 50/50.
Respondents were asked to pick their three “most important issues facing Scotland”, with half stating the economy was one of the key topics.
Health was the second most-selected option, chosen by 45 per cent of Scots, followed by employment and welfare at 35 per cent. Education was one of the most important issues for 31 per cent of people, then Brexit (25 per cent) and Scottish independence (19 per cent).
The SNP and Scottish Greens are expected to return good results in next month s election A SIGNIFICANT number of Scots want another independence referendum within the next five years but the outcome would be split, according to new data from a recent poll on voting intentions for the Scottish Parliament. The Savanta Com Res poll for The Scotsman reported on Thursday that Scotland is most likely to vote for a pro-independence majority in May, with the SNP getting 64 MSPs and the Scottish Greens receiving a record 10 seats. It also found that voters are equally split on the outcome of an independence referendum with 50% backing Yes and No when Don t Knows are discounted.