Will Scotland vote Yes or No to upcoming referendum which will ask "should Scotland be an independent country?"?
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The Economist reports pro-union forces ahead and discusses the potential impact of undecided voters towards a Yes-vote. [1]
Two polls just two weeks before the referendum point to narrowing gap: [3]
- The Sunday Times even sees Yes ahead with 51 vs 49 % with a 2 % margin of error. However, the same research institue, Yougov, saw a gap of 22 % just one month before which raises some questions about reliability of their forecasts.
- At the same time, a poll by ‘Yes Scotland’ itself still sees "No" leading with 52% to 48% but also points to a close result.
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- Scottish independence referendum, 2014
- Opinion polling for the Scottish independence referendum, 2014
Media
- Ayes to the left - The Economist, 1 February 2014
- The Guardian: Scottish independence: the essential guide
- YouGov poll suggests majority in favour of Scottish independence - RTE News, 07 September 2014