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**Chris** · 03-08-2021, 13:53

It’s been mooted ever since election day - so yes, he will have been aware of that possibility. Note however Gove’s reference to the settled will for a referendum, not settled will for independence. Believe it or not, polling is frequently less positive towards the idea of a second referendum than it is towards independence because a section of the “soft yes” electorate accepts the validity and the generational nature of the outcome in 2014. These voters accept there should not yet be another vote.

Polling support for independence has fallen after a brief spike in the middle of the pandemic. Recent polling on the question of whether there should even be another referendum is hard to come by. Whatever “settled will” means, it’s very unlikely Gove will agree there’s sufficient evidence for it any time soon.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 36,928	Re: Will Scotland Leave the UK? It’s been mooted ever since election day - so yes, he will have been aware of that possibility. Note however Gove’s reference to the settled will for a referendum, not settled will for independence. Believe it or not, polling is frequently less positive towards the idea of a second referendum than it is towards independence because a section of the “soft yes” electorate accepts the validity and the generational nature of the outcome in 2014. These voters accept there should not yet be another vote. Polling support for independence has fallen after a brief spike in the middle of the pandemic. Recent polling on the question of whether there should even be another referendum is hard to come by. Whatever “settled will” means, it’s very unlikely Gove will agree there’s sufficient evidence for it any time soon.