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Agony and ecstasy of the Scottish independence referendum
The agony and ecstasy of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum
Jane Phillips was among the first people to vote in the Scottish independence referendum. A teacher from Dundee, she was second in line at her local polling station when it opened on the morning of 18 September 2014. Then aged 58, she was dreaming of a Yes victory that for months had seemed almost inconceivable.
Where are the top players in the Scottish independence referendum now?
The 2014 results showed 55% were opposed to independence and 45% supported it. A recent YouGov poll showed those figures are now 56% and 44% respectively. However, the past 10 years have held extraordinary ups and downs for the main figures involved in the referendum. Here’s what has happened to them since.
Alex Salmond on the Scottish independence referendum 10 years on
The historic event took place on 18 September 2014 and saw more than two million people (55.3%) vote No and 1.6 million (44.7%) vote Yes. Then first minister Alex Salmond stood down following the defeat.
Opinion
Ten years on from the Scottish independence referendum anything is possible in Scottish politics
So, ten years on the debate on independence is not over and done with, not while Scots continue to vote for the SNP in large numbers. As pollster Mark Diffley says the debates around the independence referendum are still shaping Scottish politics.
The Economist
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Ten years on from Scotland’s independence referendum
Neither supporters nor opponents of independence have much to crow about. A YouGov poll suggests that, excluding those who do ...
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Scottish Leader Backs Case For Independence 10 Years After Failed Poll
Scotland's leader John Swinney said Wednesday that the country's pro-separatist movement must build on the "overwhelmingly ...
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Sturgeon predicts Scottish independence and united Ireland in UK 'shake-up'
Ten years after the Scottish independence referendum, the former first minister predicts a "very healthy realignment" of the ...
Liberal Democrat Voice
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Ten years on from the Independence Referendum – what has changed?
This weekend is ten years on from the results being declared following the Scottish Independence Referendum, and for those Liberals, like me, who voted Yes to Independence, much has changed since then ...
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on MSN
Douglas Ross: SNP fanatics won’t let Scotland heal, ten years after referendum
Ten years after the independence referendum, Scotland cannot leave behind its “toxic legacy of division” until the “fanatical ...
Opinion
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Opinion
Scottish independence efforts have proved tragic, divisive and pointless
In 10 years, Scottish independence has achieved precisely nothing. Today marks a decade since the referendum. In that time we ...
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Foolish to assume independence is ‘over and done’ despite SNP troubles – expert
It would be foolish to assume Scottish independence is “over and done with”, despite there not being another clear path to a ...
Opinion
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Opinion
10 years on, let’s put Scottish independence to rest
As Scotland commemorated the 10th anniversary of the separatists’ defeat in the 2014 referendum, it was inevitable that the ...
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