Scotland will be independent one day, say 70% of Scots

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Scotland will be independent one day, say 70% of Scots - The National

SCOTLAND will become an independent country, according to the views of thousands of people questioned throughout the UK in a major academic study.

North of the Border, 69% of those quizzed thought Scotland will at some point leave the Union, while that was also the view of 59% of those who took part in the research project in England and Northern Ireland. In Wales 54% reached the same conclusion. The findings are from a survey of more than 7,000 voters across the UK by a team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh and will send shock waves through the anti-independence parties who campaigned to persuade Scots to stay in the UK. September 18 last year saw 55% to 45% of Scots vote to remain in the Union.

But the referendum also sparked a renewal of grassroots political activity and interest and the study found that legacy was continuing to impact on the level of engagement Scots have with politics.

It found 76% of people in Scotland said they will vote in May's election, compared to 63% in England, 64% in Wales and 55% in Northern Ireland.

The contrast was bigger among young people, with 65% of 18 and 19-year-olds in Scotland saying they will vote, compared to just 34% in England.

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yup - agree - bet they do eventually choose independence.  Sort of inevitable

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Many of them believe they did vote for Independence and some fancy work with the ballots cheated them.