Swinney faces questions on anniversary of Scotland voting No to independence
John Swinney is answering questions on the tenth anniversary of Scotland voting No in 2014’s independence referendum. The First Minister will take MSPs’ questions after they sparred on Wednesday in the Scottish Parliament on the nation’s future in the UK.
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With UK a 'declining state', Scotland's young generation knows independence is the answer – John Swinney
As part of the UK, Scotland has been dragged out the European Union against its will, suffered 14 years of Tory austerity, and can only look enviously at countries like Ireland, Norway and Belgium, wr
Scotland closer to independence now than in 2014, insists Swinney
The First Minister and SNP leader was speaking at an event marking the 10th anniversary of the independence referendum.
Swinney on indyref 10 years on: 'Scotland closer to independence now than in 2014'
"So, people can see the positive impact of decisions been taken here in Scotland." Mr Swinney said the challenge for independence supporters is to "extend that on to other issues
Ten years on from Scotland’s independence referendum
Neither supporters nor opponents of independence have much to crow about. A YouGov poll suggests that, excluding those who do not know, 44% of Scots would vote to leave the UK today, almost the same as the 45% who voted that way ten years ago.
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