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Joe Fagan: “I don't think it's the priority for voters right now – but I also just think that if, not when, if the issue of…”

On the recordAugust 19, 2026
I don't think it's the priority for voters right now – but I also just think that if, not when, if the issue of independence and another referendum were to re-emerge and it was obvious there was a demand for it, we wouldn’t be debating processes and opinion polls and mandates. It would be obvious.
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Joe Fagan
Scottish Labour

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Discussing the relevance of independence to current voter priorities.

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