New poll says no to Scottish independence

11th Sep 2014 08:55

A new poll released on Wednesday placed the ‘no’ campaign for Scotland independence six points ahead.Polling group Survation and Scotland's Daily Record newspaper advanced before the release of the results that the survey looked like being "sensational".It showed 47.6% of Scots plan to vote ‘no’ on 18 September against 42.4% voting ‘yes’, with 10% of people still uncertain in what to vote.The poll revealed women are most likely to vote ‘no’ (48.5%) compared to 38.6% who will vote ‘yes’.Men are split on the issue, with 46.4% inclining to vote ‘yes’ and 46.8% panning to vote ‘no’.Daily Record said it noticed a geographical variation, with West of Scotland more likely to vote ‘yes’ (51.3%) and South Scotland planning to vote ‘no’ (55.1%).However, the race is still tight with just seven days to go until the vote. Leaders of the UK's Westminster-based political parties headed to Scotland on Wednesday in a last-ditch bid to save the union.A poll by YouGov for the Sunday Times at the weekend showed the 'yes' campaign in the lead for the first time, overturning the established consensus that Scottish voters would reject independence in the voting day.Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has confirmed plans to move to England if Scotland votes for independence next week. RBS said it believed it would be necessary to re-domicile the bank's holding company and its primary operating unit RBS Plc as part of contingency planning in the event of a 'yes' vote on 18 September.