GingerrrFox Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Oh Ginger. You really don't like Scotland, eh? Did you get a dodgy pint up here, once? If the rUK would be that much better off out of the Union, why have the UK main parties mobilised so heftily once the polls tightened? Because the Queen was flipping her lid at the thought of losing her beloved Scotland. Labour were scared of losing their historical stronghold's and Cameron was under pressure from the Queen/Unionist Tories plus he no doubt wanted to avoid going down in history as the PM that lost the Union. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollism Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Inverclyde YES - 27243 No - 27329 Turnout: 87% 50.1% to 49.9%. Only 86 votes in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Where on earth is Alex Salmond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopfkino Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Salmond reported to have left Aberdeend airport with his wife in private jet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 EDIT: Woops. I was adding what had already been added. Ignore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Yes wins Dundee. Unfortunately still behind after Dundee which pretty much leaves them no chance of winning overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADK Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Does anyone else hate the way the bbc updates the bottom tracker before showing the announcements? Ruins the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placidcasual Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Scots have bottled it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Declarations flooding in now. As are the No votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollism Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Glasgow obviously went for yes, but no where near enough to pull it back. Pretty much confirms it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 All done. Scotland becomes the world's first country to reject it's own independence. Salmond will probably resign, Sturgeon could be the new leader. Now for Cameron to clamp down on the subsidy junkies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopfkino Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Glasgow ended up pretty weak for yes. Pretty much sealed it for no. Lower turnout in Yes areas is interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollism Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Glasgow ended up pretty weak for yes. Pretty much sealed it for no. Lower turnout in Yes areas is interesting Just thinking this. Bloody 'true Scots' probably too pissed to put the ballot into the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 High turnouts have killed the SNP. Only 75% turnouts in Dundee and Glasgow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADK Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Don't really get that, how hard is it to go and vote? Bizarre. Thought maybe the cities would have more foreigners who might have felt it didn't concern them. Not sure why the BBC keep talking about SNP having a "mandate" to demand concessions, they lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Just thinking this. Bloody 'true Scots' probably too pissed to put the ballot into the box There normally half way through their first bottle of Buckfast by 9am.Seems there will be a bigger win than expected for the No camp, in your face Salmond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry - LCFC Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Elizabeth Hardman on now. My fave political commentator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Isabel you mean, but yeah she's lovely! Edinburgh an overwhelming no. The voting map looks a bit pathetic for the yes. Glasgow and Dundee confirmed as the kings of the socialist junkies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Isabel you mean, but yeah she's lovely! Edinburgh an overwhelming no. The voting map looks a bit pathetic for the yes. Glasgow and Dundee confirmed as the kings of the socialist junkies. How so? Is there a correlation between wanting independence and economic view amongst the cogniscenti and those others not particularly well-versed? If anything, I'd think the view of the right is to expect socialists to want to remain in the Union for the free lunch that's supposedly being supplied to them by Westminster and due to the left wing not generally being too keen on the whole 'UK splitting up' thing. There does seem to be a correlation between high unemployment and Yes voting areas though, which makes sense. Change sounds good when you're out of work. The 55-45 prediction by many on here beforehand looking pretty spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopfkino Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 And Fife confirms it for No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollism Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Officially an overall NO vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Glad I stayed up and watched it. Well done Scotland. BETTER TOGETHER!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADK Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 How so? Is there a correlation between wanting independence and economic view amongst the cogniscenti and those others not particularly well-versed? If anything, I'd think the view of the right is to expect socialists to want to remain in the Union for the free lunch that's supposedly being supplied to them by Westminster and due to the left wing not generally being too keen on the whole 'UK splitting up' thing. There does seem to be a correlation between high unemployment and Yes voting areas though, which makes sense. Change sounds good when you're out of work. The 55-45 prediction by many on here beforehand looking pretty spot on. I don't think it's about "socialists" but it seems the sort of people voting "yes" are those who are worst off under the current system rather than those with nationalist sentiment. The wealthier SNP voters seem to have backed "no" more than was expected which suggest many people vote SNP tactically more than anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strokes Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 Shame, but hey ho. Anyone think Gordon brown is going to return to front line politics? God I hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicsmac Posted 19 September 2014 Share Posted 19 September 2014 I don't think it's about "socialists" but it seems the sort of people voting "yes" are those who are worst off under the current system rather than those with nationalist sentiment. The wealthier SNP voters seem to have backed "no" more than was expected which suggest many people vote SNP tactically more than anything. No disagreement with that. I'm glad to see that most people who voted think the UK is "Better Together" (though I'm really not sure about that slogan), but I think the repurcussions from having the referendum in the first place and it being at least reasonably close will go on for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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