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Presumably only some Scottish people have an interest in undermining the UK? Latest (2024) results from YouGov suggest yes/no is 34/49 to the question 'Should Scotland be an independent country?' [1]

1. https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/Internal_Ind...

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More recent results from YouGov (November 2025) put yes/no at 39/41 [1] while other polling companies put yes in the lead [2].

[1] https://ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/docume...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_on_Scottish_in...

Out of the 26 polls since the GE, 13 are pro indy 13 aren’t. But it’s worth noting that 9 of the 13 pro-indy polls were commissioned by strongly pro-Indy groups (The National, The Herald, STV News), which seems like it could have some selection bias.

The Herald[1] and STV News (neutral as a broadcaster) are not strong Pro-Indy groups.

The National certainly is.

DOI: Scotsman not in favour of independence.

1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Herald_(Glasgow)#Political...

I honestly wasn't trying to game my reply, I looked for the latest results on their site and clearly failed at that!

Scotland is part of GB, so the fairly likely Northern Ireland exit will be the big blow to the "UK"

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