Does that not suggest that the majority isn’t in fact on board with the idea of independence but are more accepting of left-of-centre/left wing policies? I don’t know an awful lot about Scottish politics but I understand that Labour up there under Blair/Brown were terrible. If someone could elaborate that would help.
I think this question is a lot easier to answer then most. And it may not be the one that is universally accepted.
The Tories and Labour were the main parties in Scotland and then came Thatcher who used Scotland as the Poll Tax testing ground etc and all that jazz. The Tories lost their MPs in Scotland and it went Labour and Lib Dems. It would all depend where you were located in the country. The realisation then came that Labour was just as bad as Tories. Coupled with the Lib Dems joining the Conservatives in the coalition Government, the only other party you could vote for was the SNP. The SNP gained power in a landslide and then the last election, the three main parties started to make inroads again on the SNP vote. The Tories doing much better then expected.
What I put this down to is the political cycle of power and people wanting change, and no one party offering what the electorate really wants.
Whilst Scottish Independence may be on the mind of the SNP it is probably not on the mind of all their voters.
As with Scottish Tory and Labour voters who may vote for Scottish Independence. It is a personal choice.
The fun thing about the Scottish Independence vote is the last referendum broadcast by the 'better together' campaign which is coming back to haunt them.
Here's the video with added subtitles.
