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Judith Duffy

New analysis reveals ‘unexpected’ views on currency after independence

MORE than half of people who think Scotland has the right to decide its own future would accept sharing a currency with the rest of the UK after independence, new analysis has found.

A third of British Unionists also believe the UK Parliament should not make laws for Scotland in another “unexpected crossover”, according to the report.

The findings come from analysis carried out by David McCrone, emeritus professor of sociology at Edinburgh University and Michael Keating, emeritus professor of politics at Aberdeen University, which examines the idea that a “battle of sovereignties” between Scottish and British has emerged since the Brexit vote of 2016.

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