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Nigel Farage Labeled ‘Midwife’ of Scottish Independence by Polling Expert

Polling guru Sir John Curtice told the Edinburgh Book Festival that the rise of Farage’s Reform UK has inadvertently helped pro-independence forces in Scotland. By splitting the unionist vote at the recent Holyrood elections, Reform is said to have secured the SNP’s continued majority.

Daily Record August 21, 2026 Edinburgh, Scotland
Key Facts / Evidence
  • 01Reform UK’s entry into Scottish politics has alienated moderate unionists, according to Curtice’s analysis.
  • 02The "Farage factor" is being blamed for weakening the United Kingdom’s constitutional stability.
  • 03Scottish Labour figures have seized on the report to argue that Farage is a "danger to the Union."

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