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Support for Scot Independence Hits Record Low

Posted Apr 30, 08 9:45 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – It's been one year since a separatist government came to power in Scotland, vowing to break away from the United Kingdom. But a new poll shows while the Scottish still admire Alex Salmond, the region's first minister, support for independence is at an all-time low—with only 19% wanting to be independent, the Daily Telegraph reports.

In 1999, Tony Blair's government introduced a regional parliament with substantial powers for Scotland. But in 2007, the Scottish National Party capitalized on Labour's waning fortunes and took control of the Edinburgh legislature. The poll shows that while Scots still support the SNP, they don't support independence—the central plank of the party's political philosophy.

Source Daily Telegraph (UK)

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II meets Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond at the opening of the Scottish Parliament, in Edinburgh.   (AP Photo/Michael Boyd, Pool)
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, left, in the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh. A year after Salmond's election support for independence has dropped to an all-time low.   (AP Photo)
A year after Alex Salmond's election, support for an independent Scotland is at an all-time low.   (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
A year after Alex Salmond's election as first minister of Scotland, support for independence is at an all-time low.   (AP Photo/Adam Elder, HO)
A Scotsman walks to the entrance of a polling station in Pencaitland near Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday May 3, 2007.   (AP Photo)
Scottish National party leader Alex Salmond and wife Moira celebrate as he departs the Scottish Parliament after he was voted First Minister in Edinburgh, Wednesday May 16, 2007.   (AP Photo/David Cheskin, PA)
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