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Originally Posted by Damien
More on that YouGov poll:
https://twitter.com/tnewtondunn/stat...71431297359872
Women are reverting back to 'No'. He says scare tactics working but only the last part of the fieldwork for the poll was done after those stories broke.
Brown does seem to be the best guy to front the campaign until polling day:
Yes is now behind in most age groups but the 25-39 year olds.
An additional positive is No's lead remains strongest with the demographic most likely to vote (older people). |
In other words, the only people backing independence are the ones who feel sufficiently in control of their own destinies not to be excessively bothered about the risks it poses to the State, and the State's ability to provide support services which, by and large, they don't need.
But those considering education and training, and those with concerns about health, pension and social care in later life, most definitely are concerned, because, I think, they have less direct and immediate control over their lives and are more aware of the State's role in supporting them.
Far from this being a case of No voters being "I'm alright jack" and the Yessers all voting for a brigheter future, it seems to me that the people most likely to vote Yes are the ones who need worry the least about the risks it poses to the most vulnerable among us.