Unionists need to do more than block a Scottish independence referendum
Nearly half of Scots want to leave the UK, and they will not be won over by avoiding the issue.
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John Curtice
John Curtice is Professor of Politics, Strathclyde University, and Senior Research Fellow, NatCen Social Research and The UK in a Changing Europe
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