Latest indy poll: Yes 42%, No 48%, Undecided 11% Friday 29 August 2014 Supporters of the call for Scotland to become an independent country received a boost after halving the No campaigns lead, the first major opinion poll since the second televised debate suggests. A Survation poll for the Daily Mail revealed the gap between the Better Together groups 13-point lead in a previous poll earlier this month had dropped to just six, with the ballot in just three weeks. Of the 1,001 Scottish residents over 16 who were surveyed, 47.6% said they were planning to vote No on September 18 - down from 50.3% three weeks ago, while support for independence rose from 37.2% to 41.6%. The number of Scots still undecided fell from 12.5% to 10.8%. When those who are undecided are excluded from the research, support for No is at 53%, with Yes on 47%. Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond went head-to-head with No campaign leader Alistair Darling on the BBC on Monday and a snap poll suggested Mr Salmond took victory. This appeared to be backed up by the latest survey, with a quarter (24.6%) saying they were more likely to vote Yes following the debate. Commenting on the results of the latest poll, Yes Scotland chief executive Blair Jenkins said: With only 20 campaigning days before the referendum, more and more people are waking up to the great opportunities of Yes to make Scotlands vast wealth, talent and resources work better for all in a more prosperous and fairer country. This is an extremely encouraging poll - the Yes figure including dont knows is the highest ever recorded by Survation. Excluding dont knows, Yes support is at 47% - up four points on the last months Survation poll - and by contrast support for No has slipped 4%. Yes has achieved a four-point swing in less than three weeks, and needs only a further three-point swing to win. The poll underlines that the result is on a knife edge and that support for Yes continues to build, while the relentless negativity of the No campaign means it continues to lose ground. The result is also a clear indication that the cogent and compelling case put forward by the First Minister in Mondays TV debate has significantly boosted Yes support. The poll shows that 25% of people are more likely to vote Yes after watching the debate, compared to just 13% more likely to vote No. This is the fourth poll in a row that has shown increasing support for Yes, and by winning the campaign we believe we will achieve the very small swing now required to win the referendum. Comments Steve McKay, Sweden Project Fear is dead. I hope the thousands of grassroots Yes campaigners keep up their outstanding work - it is working, Westminster is losing its grip, and an independent Scotland is only weeks away! Peter Piper, Ayrshire And theres probably two or three polls due on Sunday, the last day of August. YES Scotland predicted neck and neck by the end of August. Will they be right? It must be time for another Panelbase ...
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