YouGov poll shows majority want independence
Citizens of Scotland, aged 16 or over, were polled by YouGov between January 22 and 29, with 51% saying they will now vote Yes to independence and 49% saying No.
The 51% majority is the first time the organisation has returned a result for people backing their own governance in Scotland since 2015.
The new poll comes just hours before the UK leaves the EU.
The shift is attributed to Remain-voting people, who previously voted against their own country's independence, but are now saying they will back it.
When the results for those aged between 18 and 49 are taken in isolation, 52% of those polled are in favour of independence.
However, those aged over 50 are thought to be more fearful of change and therefore more likely to support continued rule from England's capital city than put trust in their own government.
A sentiment that is being encouraged by lopsided news coverage by the British state broadcaster (BBC) and employees at ITV owned substation (STV).
Just days before the first independence referendum in 2014, the British Labour Party bussed up hundreds of activists and sent them round the doors of Scottish pensioners with a warning that if they opted for their country to be independent from England, they would likely lose their pensions.
A disgusting tactic and one that is unlikely to be forgiven any time soon, as the party were reduced to just one seat in the country for the second time in a UK general election since the referendum.
The 51% majority is the first time the organisation has returned a result for people backing their own governance in Scotland since 2015.
The new poll comes just hours before the UK leaves the EU.
The shift is attributed to Remain-voting people, who previously voted against their own country's independence, but are now saying they will back it.
When the results for those aged between 18 and 49 are taken in isolation, 52% of those polled are in favour of independence.
However, those aged over 50 are thought to be more fearful of change and therefore more likely to support continued rule from England's capital city than put trust in their own government.
A sentiment that is being encouraged by lopsided news coverage by the British state broadcaster (BBC) and employees at ITV owned substation (STV).
Just days before the first independence referendum in 2014, the British Labour Party bussed up hundreds of activists and sent them round the doors of Scottish pensioners with a warning that if they opted for their country to be independent from England, they would likely lose their pensions.
A disgusting tactic and one that is unlikely to be forgiven any time soon, as the party were reduced to just one seat in the country for the second time in a UK general election since the referendum.
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