New polls reveal today that a majority of voters in Scotland and Northern Ireland want a new referendum on the break-up of Britain https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/union-in-crisis-as-poll-reveals-voters-want-referendum-on-scottish-independence-and-united-ireland-wwzpdlg7b?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1611425741
An unprecedented survey of the state of the Union, based on separate polls in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales, found that Scotland would vote for independence by a margin of 52 per cent to 48 per cent (1)
The polls show that voters in all four corners of the land expect Scotland to become independent within the next 10 years (2)
The Scottish poll found that the SNP is on course for a huge landslide in the Scottish parliament elections due in May (3)
In a significant move, the SNP yesterday announced that it is prepared to call a wildcat referendum of its own if Boris Johnson refuses to grant one himself (4)
Meanwhile in Northern Ireland, a majority — 51 per cent to 44 per cent — want a referendum about the border within the next five years. Read more: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/union-in-crisis-as-poll-reveals-voters-want-referendum-on-scottish-independence-and-united-ireland-wwzpdlg7b?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=union_in_crisis&utm_medium=branded_social