Scottish independence support 'dropped to 2014 levels' in days before Nicola Sturgeon resignation
Support for Scottish independence has dropped to the level of the 2014 referendum result, a new poll has found.
Just under half of Scots are also now more likely to say things are going in the "wrong direction" for Scotland, up from 39 per cent three months ago. Dr Fraser McMillan of the SES said: "While the outgoing First Minister’s claim that there is now a majority for Scottish independence in the electorate is contradicted by our data, it would be premature to write the movement off.
"Although Sturgeon has not achieved her life-long goal while First Minister, she has also not presided over any substantial decline in support for independence from the then-unprecedented 2014 result, shoring up backing among younger age groups."
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