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National poet comes out in favour of independence

SCOTLAND'S national poet, the Makar Liz Lochhead, has declared her support for independence.

sequel: Liz Lochhead's preference for independence echoes that of the late Edwin Morgan, inset, the first Makar. Picture: Stewart Attwood
sequel: Liz Lochhead's preference for independence echoes that of the late Edwin Morgan, inset, the first Makar. Picture: Stewart Attwood
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Phil Miller arts correspondent

In an interview to be published in the Scottish Review of Books (SRB), available in The Herald on Saturday, Ms Lochhead, the playwright and poet, said she is not a member of the SNP, but would vote yes for independence in a referendum.