WE loved the Ashcroft poll. You, a no doubt regular leader of this indy supporting organ, probably loved the Ashcroft poll too.
SNP members, Green members, other Yes-backing activists all loved the poll.
But do you know who loved it more?
Do you know who loved it more than you? Scotland in Union.
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You can bet when news of the poll’s findings first dropped online at 7am yesterday morning they were doing a wee dance around their Union Jack festooned bedrooms.
Why? Because it meant the cash strapped yoon machine got to go on the scrounge.
In an email yesterday afternoon, the British nationalists told their supporters not to be complacent: “Please do help us to get that message heard far and wide across Scotland. The easiest way to help is to donate from as little as £3 per month. The more we raise, the more leaflets we can print and the more ads we can have to let people know that, whatever your views on Brexit, or Boris, independence is not the answer – we are absolutely stronger together.”
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What is the answer? Who knows. But they’ll be hoping their benefactors hand over a couple of quid at least to help them keep asking the question.
Official accounts lodged with Companies House last year showed Scotland in Union’s capital and reserves tumbled by almost 50% in the 12 months, down from almost £313,300 to around £170,000.
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