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The Scottish independence campaign is losing ever more ground

One in four supporters have deserted the nationalist cause in 2012.

By Mark Diffley

At last, they’re off. Last week’s “Edinburgh Agreement” ended nine months of argument between the Scottish and UK governments over how and when the independence referendum should take place, and signalled the start of a two-year campaign to determine Scotland’s constitutional future.

But where do the nationalist and unionist campaigns stand and what challenges lie ahead? Last week’s Ipsos MORI poll provides many of the answers.

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