POLLING experts have given us their predictions for what to expect in the year ahead after the chaos and upheavals of 2022.
Political scientists who spoke with The National have warned Yessers not to hope for Labour to drop their staunch opposition to indyref2 and of the risk of independence falling off the agenda for Scots as the realities of the impending UK recession begin to hit home.
Damian Lyons Lowe, the head of top pollsters Survation, warned the threat of economic downturn and the effects that would have on people’s day-to-day lives could push independence down the agenda.