IT has been a turbulent few weeks for the Scottish independence movement and the SNP.
A post-Truss bounce for Scottish Labour in the polls indicated that while the SNP would gain seats from the Tories, they would also lose several in the Central Belt and Fife. The UK Supreme Court ruled that the Scottish Government cannot hold an independence referendum without Westminster’s consent, putting indyref2 on ice. And after weeks of speculation, Ian Blackford resigned as the SNP’s Westminster group leader, replaced on Tuesday by Stephen Flynn.
If Flynn, the SNP, and the Scottish independence movement were looking for a source of optimism and renewed momentum, today’s Ipsos Scotland poll certainly delivered.
