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SNP ‘must clarify what separation would mean’

THE SNP has moved away from its hardline position on independence but as the possibility of achieving it grows it must clarify what it would mean for Scotland, according to research.

It says 71% of the party’s members viewed independence as their primary goal but 65% thought it would need to take second place to other issues.

Strathclyde University Professor James Mitchell, who led the research, said the results showed there was a “considerable degree of pragmatism” in the party about independence.