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Opinion: now that the Games are over…

By Scott Rennie | Mon 4th August 2014 - 2:13 pm

For a very long time I have been of the view that the outcome of Scotland’s Independence Referendum this September will be a 60:40 split for the Union. Of course, it’s possible that something dramatic will happen in the next few weeks to change this, but I doubt it. I get the impression that most voters have made up their mind, and despite a higher than usual number of undecided, I can’t see the Yes campaign succeeding. That does not mean however that nothing will change. It seems to me, as a committed Unionist, that everything must change post referendum, …

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Posted in Op-eds | Tagged constitutional reform, scotland independence referendum and united kingdom | 7 Comments

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