Scottish independence Panelbase poll boosts Yes

THE campaign for a Yes vote in the independence referendum is continuing to close the gap on the No camp, according to the latest opinion poll released today.

By SCOTT MACNAB Thursday, 20th March 2014, 10:03 am

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A total of 40% of Scots say they will vote Yes, according to the poll conducted by Panelbase for Newsnet Scotland. That figure is just 5% behind those who say they will vote No. There are still 15% of Scots who are undecided, according to the poll.

The five-point gap is down from 12 points on a previous Panelbase poll last month which had Yes on 37%, with No on 49%.

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The latest poll suggests that excluding ‘don’t knows’, support for Yes has reached 47% with No on 53%. The results suggest a swing of just three points is needed to put Yes ahead in September.

Yes Scotland Chief Executive Blair Jenkins said: “This is another extremely encouraging poll and confirms that momentum is very much with the Yes campaign. It continues the trend we have seen this year of a steady and significant narrowing of the gap and we are confident that we are on a winning trajectory.