Sentence examples for he thought independence from inspiring English sources

When he was visiting from Glasgow recently, I interviewed him for The Talk of the Town, and he'd told me that he thought independence was "a good idea".

"The whole process is going a little slowly," said another participant, 64-year-old maths teacher Rafael Subirats, adding he thought independence was unlikely to happen by 2017.

When I asked him if he thought independence was the beginning of the end for Trident renewal, he shot back: "Would the rest of the UK be prepared to give up its nuclear force when its reputation had already been damaged by the break-up of the union?

Why does he think independence is on the agenda in Scotland but unspoken of in Wales?

"In the past they thought independence was the most important thing to focus on," Miss Hong said.

A Scottish Chambers of Commerce survey in March found that 30% of its members thought independence would bring advantages but 55% preferred things as they were.

Despite everyone from Deutsche Bank to Paul Krugman warning of a coming apocalypse, ICM estimated that more people thought independence would be good for the Scottish economy on the eve of the election than they had one month before.

While 34% of voters thought independence would make no difference to their own wealth, 26% said they would be £500 worse off, and 15% thought they would be £500 better off.

Meanwhile, whether or not they think independence would make Scotland more or less prosperous appears to be the most important issue in determining whether voters north of the border are inclined to vote yes or no in September's referendum.

These conundrums are worrying for the SNP; opinion polls suggests most Scots will base their vote on whether they think independence will make Scotland richer or poorer.Having initially craved an early referendum to take advantage of low support for independence, some unionists think a two-year campaign will expose flaws in the Nationalist argument.

Confirming he thought Scottish independence was "a nice idea", he said: "I'm attracted by the idea [of independence], but I'm not convinced so I say 'we should stay neutral on the big issue, but lets see how he performs'".