Polls up for Scottish independence 

The World

In Scotland, pollsters are hearing a lot of talk about independence. More than 50% of Scots say they want to leave the United Kingdom and for Scotland to become an independent nation. The last real push was defeated by a narrow margin in 2014. Six years later, two big issues have reinvigorated the secession idea. Matthew Holehouse is the British politics correspondent at The Economist.

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