ALEX Salmond's image as a staunch champion of Scotland may be damaging his chances of winning the independence referendum, polling experts have suggested.

The Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) has highlighted figures showing that since the SNP came to power and Mr Salmond became First Minister in 2007, more people now feel Scotland gets a good deal from being in the UK.

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