Will Scotland vote Yes or No to upcoming referendum which will ask "should Scotland be an independent country?"?
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Recent Developments
The Economist reports pro-union forces ahead and discusses the potential impact of undecided voters towards a Yes-vote. [1]
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Recent Development
A recent ground swell of opinion towards secession in Scotland has taken most commentators by surprise. http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21595429-battle-scotland-will-be-decided-group-people-who-rarely-get-change Link: http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21595429-battle-scotland-will-be-decided-group-people-who-rarely-get-change Maybe due to increased risk of blow-back from Middle Eastern terrorists seeking revenge for British interference or maybe just a rise in nationalistic fervor in times of an unstable economy. Although a surge of Yes voters is gaining momentum the No's are still ahead in numbers.http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_Scottish_independence_referendum,_2014 Link: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_Scottish_independence_referendum,_2014 In reality a Yes is dependent on voter turnout as historically voter turn out in more deprived areas is low.
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Wikipedia
- Scottish independence referendum, 2014
- Opinion polling for the Scottish independence referendum, 2014