Blow for desperate Humza Yousaf's bid to tear Scotland out the UK

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : IfG director Hannah White said: 'Our recommendations are intended to ensure any politician considering changing the UK constitution is supported with robust advice, and to ensure that the UK constitution is changed only with appropriate consideration and public support.'Scottish Tory constitution spokesman Donald Cameron said: 'This report highlights how ridiculous the SNP's plans for a de facto referendum really are.
35% : But the report by the Institute for Government (IfG) and Cambridge University's Bennett Institute for Public Policy said: 'There is now an emerging precedent that referendums should be held on certain constitutional issues and it would be difficult to see the UK rejoining the EU, or Scotland leaving the Union, without another vote taking place.

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