Professor Sir John Curtice said the latest Panelbase poll showed an even split between Yes and No support
THE bombshell poll which suggested a majority of Scots now support remaining in the Union would have shown the opposite had standard methodology been used, a top pollster has suggested.
The poll, published by Scotland on Sunday, the stablemate of the Scotsman daily newspaper, reported a “No vote lead as Salmond inquiry drives voters away from Scottish independence”.
This poll, conducted by Savanta ComRes, purported to show a majority of 52% for No when Don’t Knows are excluded.
However, Professor Sir John Curtice, a leading political analyst and the president of the British Polling Council, suggested that it would have shown a lead for Yes had standard methodology been used.