during the salmond years. nicola brought it back to this focus on the poverty related attainment gap. and we do have to remember that that is a poverty related attainment gap. and poverty is not something the scottish government is uniquely in charge of. and i think we can now get to a position under humza, with the education secretary which can deliver some real reforms and make some real changes in the classroom. let s just look at the recent ipsos poll. it says support for independence is still strong, but the polls show a weakening of the link between supporting independence and voting for the snp since nicola sturgeon resigned. and of course then there was a subsequent financial controversy. but is the breaking of that link or the lessening of that link a worry? i think if you re talking about how you secure independence, i think it s less of a worry, because it shows support for independence is embedded in the population.
Salmond wants indyref2 as Sturgeon focuses on virus
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May 1, 2021
EDINBURGH: Scotland “cannot wait until next year, or the year after” for independence, Alex Salmond said as Nicola Sturgeon indicated she will not support his push for another referendum.
Speaking BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Friday, the Scottish First Minister said her “immediate focus” if re-elected next week will be on coronavirus, adding those who are “serious about independence” know the country should navigate the pandemic first, while also building support for leaving the UK among undecided voters.
Salmond, the Alba Party leader and Sturgeon’s predecessor as SNP leader, said the comments highlight a difference in approach between the two parties.
Scotland's former political leader Alex Salmond said on Thursday his new pro-independence party, which could cost the ruling Scottish National Party votes in a May election, had nothing to do with his bitter row with the country's current leader.