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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 9:22:10 GMT 1
As individuals, I think most Scots, want independence, it's understandable. Why would they want to be ruled from another country, when their own is fully formed on all fronts. 45/55 is close, and considering Joe Public, or should I say, Jock Public don't like change. We tend to act and vote as we always did, just look at the results in this constituency over the last how many years, and that includes local elections. I think it was not about emotional reasons, or patriotism, it was about the dreaded reality of financial security. The big companies threatening to pull out, with the jobs, & drop in the markets in the build up during past two weeks was enough for ya bevvy drinker to go quiet in the polling booth and vote no, even though to the hoards outside it may have been Braveheart & Tartan Army street party time. The SNP need to seduce the corporations, not just the political class, draw investment and pledges in, and then go for another referendum. As a footnote, all the big 3 parties are in trouble up there, as they are down here via UKIP. I agree. The four areas that voted yes are largely urban and have (broadly speaking) socio – economic problems. From their perspective they have nothing to lose. Like most votes/elections/referendums the result is driven by economics at both a micro and macro level. I’m sure many Scots sympathetic to independence voted no because actually they’re doing ok economically and why potentially endanger family stability on ifs, buts and maybes.
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Post by Matster on Sept 20, 2014 10:31:07 GMT 1
It has possibly set the rules for a future Euro referendum. One thing to take note for that is the strength of a silent majority.
I never heard someone talk about it, and it's irrelevant now but, if Scotland had left then they'd have left Europe and needed to rejoin. During that time what happens to all of the Europeans legally living and working in the country?
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Post by ThrobsBlackHat on Sept 20, 2014 11:11:12 GMT 1
55.3% voted 'No' and 44.7% voted 'Yes'. No spoilt papers then, or just an insignificangt number? Spoilt papers are only counted in the turnout number. I thought it was interesting the most common spoiling was 'no' written in the no box.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2014 12:56:06 GMT 1
55.3% voted 'No' and 44.7% voted 'Yes'. No spoilt papers then, or just an insignificangt number? Spoilt papers are only counted in the turnout number. I thought it was interesting the most common spoiling was 'no' written in the no box. One of the smaller Councils mentioned how Ballot papers were rejected. 2 were rejected for writing the names and address on the Ballot paper. Can you imagine watching the result on TV and realising what you had done ? How many Ticked YES and NO as they still couldn't decide? Also I thought the spoiled total was extremely low considering there was more First time Voters than ever before.
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Post by staffordshrew on Sept 20, 2014 22:15:39 GMT 1
History might put Alex Salmond in a better light than I ever would: Put one over on Westminster by ever getting this far Prompted whatever happens next Included young people in the democratic process Had the decency to resign
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