Scottish Independence Poll

[GingerrrFox]

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. 

[Hollism]

Inverclyde

 

YES - 27243

No    - 27329

 

Turnout: 87%

 

50.1% to 49.9%. Only 86 votes in it   

[Guest MattP]

Where on earth is Alex Salmond?

[Kopfkino]

Salmond reported to have left Aberdeend airport with his wife in private jet.

[Harry - LCFC]

EDIT: Woops. I was adding what had already been added. Ignore.

[Guest MattP]

Yes wins Dundee.

Unfortunately still behind after Dundee which pretty much leaves them no chance of winning overall.

[ADK]

Does anyone else hate the way the bbc updates the bottom tracker before showing the announcements? Ruins the fun.

[placidcasual]

Scots have bottled it.

[Harry - LCFC]

Declarations flooding in now. As are the No votes.

[Hollism]

Glasgow obviously went for yes, but no where near enough to pull it back. Pretty much confirms it now.

[Guest MattP]

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.

[Kopfkino]

Glasgow ended up pretty weak for yes. Pretty much sealed it for no. Lower turnout in Yes areas is interesting

[Hollism]

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 

[Guest MattP]

High turnouts have killed the SNP.

Only 75% turnouts in Dundee and Glasgow.

[ADK]

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.

[separator]

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.

[Harry - LCFC]

Elizabeth Hardman on now. My fave political commentator. 

[Guest MattP]

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.

[leicsmac]

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.

[Kopfkino]

And Fife confirms it for No

[Hollism]

Officially an overall NO vote

[purpleronnie]

Glad I stayed up and watched it.

 

Well done Scotland.

 

BETTER TOGETHER!!!!!

[ADK]

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. 

[Strokes]

Shame, but hey ho. Anyone think Gordon brown is going to return to front line politics? God I hope not.

[leicsmac]

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.