Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond has told the
public that his successor Nicola Sturgeon will ignore the people of Scotland on
their view about another independence referendum. Saying that it "did not
matter" what opinion polls say concerning the party’s independence moves.
Such a shocking revelation indicates that the SNP will put
into any consideration what the Scottish people want.
The former First Minister told John Pienaar on BBC Radio 5
Live that Mrs Sturgeon will "not listen to the voters, even if they don't
want it."
In the meantime, the SNP has criticised for putting more
efforts independence referendum during this election campaign and not on
Scotland's failing health and education standards.
John Pienaar asked the veteran SNP figure if the referendum
will go ahead regardless of the voters' wishes.
Pienaar said: "Support for independence is not far from
when you had your referendum.
"Are you saying you will target a referendum in the
spring of 2019 whatever happens come what may?"
Mr Salmond said: "Sturgeon sees Scotland having a
choice when the decision on Brexit is set forward.
"Scotland needs to have a choice on whether to be a
European nation, and that would need independence.
"We already have the mandate to call for a referendum,
so this election does not matter in that regard."
Pienaar challenged the Scottish politician: "Are you
saying you will launch Scotland into a referendum frenzy even if you are still
behind in the polls on independence? Even if people don't want it?"
Mr Salmond defiantly said: "Yes, of course. When I call
the referendum back in 2012, support for independence was back in the low 30s,
so I don’t think that will be a reservation on Sturgeon’s part."
He added the election battle in Scotland was now a battle
between his party and the Tories.
The politician criticised the Tory manifesto as a
"whole range of poison pills" that will steal breakfast meals from
English schoolchildren.
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