article_snippet.sent: The Scottish Nationalists lost last year's independence referendum by 55 per cent to 45 per cent, having previously suggested it was a 'once in a generation' event.
article_snippet.sent: It's if there was a vote that ended up taking Scotland out against our will.
article_snippet.sent: I'm quite clear: a vote for the SNP at this election, I'm not taking that as a mandate for another referendum.
article_snippet.sent: It's if there was an out vote across the UK and Scotland wants to stay in.
article_snippet.sent: I suspect if we were in those circumstances there would be a clamour of people across Scotland to look again at the independence question, whether I'm proposing it or not. '
article_snippet.sent: I do mean it - there will have to be a change in circumstances and we haven't even started the process of the 2016 manifesto [for Scottish Parliament elections] yet. '
article_snippet.sent: If I put a commitment to a referendum in any future SNP manifesto, people have to vote for the 2016 manifesto [for Scottish Parliament elections
article_snippet.sent: I have to be sure that there is a change of circumstances that has led to people by majority opinion wanting another referendum.'
article_snippet.sent: As a proportion of everyone in England it was a tiny proportion but it was a lot - I still get a lot of emails saying "we wish we could vote SNP".
article_snippet.sent: That's why I do think David Cameron is making a mistake trying to base so much of David Cameron campaign on the assumption that people are afraid of the SNP.
article_snippet.sent: I don't think that's how people in England see the SNP. '
article_snippet.sent: That's not to say the SNP agree with us on independence - many do, but many don't -
article_snippet.sent: but I don't think many people in England see the SNP as this big bogeyman threat. '
highlights_snippet.sent: SNP leader said the UK could not pull out of EU without Scotland's say