Independent Scotland would face big cuts and big tax rises, study warns

information at their disposal on the constitutional question. One thousand Scots were asked by Stack Data Strategy between May 7 and 8 on a number of issues.

Perth and Kinross SNP councillor has revealed he believes “now is not the time” for an independence vote. Strathallan representative Tom Gray made the admission following the results of last week’s Scottish Parliament elections.His thoughts came after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told Prime Minister Boris Johnson it was a matter of when, not if, for indyref2.

constitutional future are likely to feature in the debate after the pro-independence Holyrood majority produced by the Scottish elections. Speaking ahead of the Queen’s Speech Blackford said: “England and Scotland are on different political paths” and that the Scottish election result meant there was now a “cast iron mandate” for a second referendum.

former Labour prime minister was speaking from his home in Fife today as he launched a fresh campaign to keep Scotland in the UK in the wake of a the SNP’s latest election victory.

Gove laid out the Tory government strategy of talking up co-operation and talking down the constitutional row in response to the SNP election victory.

First Minister made the claim to the Prime Minister during a telephone call following the SNP’s election victory.

Ross, who heads to Holyrood as leader of the largest opposition party with 31 Scottish Conservative MSPs, signalled he will not be relying on numbers to stop the SNP’s independence plans. At a press conference to mark his return to the Holyrood chamber, the Moray MP and now list MSP, spelled out why UK cabinet minister Michael Gove was confident the referendum bill would not end up with the UK government taking the Scottish Government to the Supreme Court.

year. The SNP leader appeared on the BBC Andrew Marr Show where she was asked about her plans on the constitution after Greens secured a majority for independence in the Holyrood chamber.

Sophy Ridge on Sunday show about what Boris Johnson's plans are after the SNP and the Scottish Greens achieved a majority for independence in the Scottish parliament.

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SNP headed towards a thumping victory at the Holyrood election.Nicola Sturgeon’s party may fall short of an outright win - 65 seats - but a pro-independence majority with the Greens is all but assured.Dozens of results were announced yesterday and counting has resumed.An SNP Government will push for indyref2 at some point during the next term, but Boris Johnson’s Government appears to be hardening its position.Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, dismissed

defeated Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar by 19,735 votes to 10,279, the First Minister said her party is set for a fourth term in power. The SNP leader had played down the likelihood of an overall SNP majority at Holyrood, saying it has “always been a very, very long shot”.

Alex Neil said while there must still be focus on tackling the coronavirus pandemic after Thursday’s election, there “is no reason why we should not also be pursuing our constitutional demands at the same time”.

independence and pro-UK demonstrators have faced off in Glasgow ahead of the Holyrood election next week.

Alba’ s position was for Scotland to pay no share of the UK national debt if independence is achieved. When Salmond was first minister, the SNP Government explicitly said Scotland would agree a share of the national debt as part of an independence settlement.In an interview with the Record, Salmond said the previous position had been based on a currency union with the rest of the UK.

agree to a second vote if a pro-independence majority is elected in next week’s Holyrood poll. Boris Johnson has repeatedly said he will block an independence referendum regardless of the parliamentary arithmetic.

Today programme the SNP leader said the Scottish Government would negotiate terms to "allow businesses to keep trading". Sturgeon said: "This is the frankness that certain sections of the media will seek to stir up trouble on - I am not denying that we would need to confront and resolve the issues of being in the European Union for the border between Scotland and England.

Alex Salmond 's Alba party which would instruct the Scottish Government to open discussions with the UK government immediately. Throughout the campaign the SNP leader has said her party would look at the independence question following the coronavirus pandemic.

Scottish Parliament continue to fall as support for the SNP continues to drain, according to the survey. The poll for The Scotsman newspaper, carried out by Savanta ComRes, asked 1,001 voters from across Scotland aged 16 or over between April 23 and 27.

the most popular leader. But the survey found that support for the Union remains on a knife edge, with 51% backing the UK compared to 49% in favour of independence, once don't knows are excluded.