Bossybabe Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Referendum Fever? I'm on a couple of weeks' holiday staying with relatives in Scotland. It's strange here. (Stranger than usual!) Complete strangers stopping kids in the street and haranguing them for saying they'll be voting 'no'. It's scary! My family are all in the 'no' camp, not surprisingly. But it's the trolls and kids that are thinking with their saltires that'll vote 'yes'. It'll cause a big schism in the nation, whatever way the vote goes. I can't help thinking it's all a govt plot to divide and conquer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Complete strangers stopping kids in the street and haranguing them for saying they'll be voting 'no'. It's scary! I hate this attitude where people think they can abuse someone into voting differently, a free vote is a free vote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sPinwheel Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 A Strange, Feverish State UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reck B Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Ebola? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StainlessSteelCat Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Were I eligible to vote in the referendum I'd keep absolutely quiet about my intentions. Some friends of mine have gone to Edinburgh for a holiday this week. They are quite excited about being there for the vote. Personally I think it could be bedlam, and that potentially you do not want to be English and on the streets of Scotland in the hours after the results are announced. The vast majority of Scots will, of course, be fine - but no doubt there'll be a few nutters roaming the streets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PricedOutNative Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 A good proportion of Scots are giving their friends and colleagues the impression that they are going to vote Yes, although once in the polling booth they will discreetly vote No but fake disbelief when the sudden swing to No is reported on Friday LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1929crash Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 A good proportion of Scots are giving their friends and colleagues the impression that they are going to vote Yes, although once in the polling booth they will discreetly vote No but fake disbelief when the sudden swing to No is reported on Friday LOL This is the reason why I suspect the political betting (No) is a surer guide to what will happen on Thursday than the opinion polls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 The Welsh language nats are a tiny minority in Wales bit they are very vocal, very well orgsnised and will harass anyone who even dares question Welsh language policy - so the nats have huge clout and no one dares question their agenda out of fear of physical attack. Sounds like the Scottish nats are doing something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1929crash Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 The Welsh language nats are a tiny minority in Wales bit they are very vocal, very well orgsnised and will harass anyone who even dares question Welsh language policy - so the nats have huge clout and no one dares question their agenda out of fear of physical attack. Sounds like the Scottish nats are doing something similar. And just what the Ukrainians nats are doing, albeit with mortars and machine guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I don't think it makes much difference either way! If it's a YES, it will take a time to implement. If it's a NO, it's still a sign that the Scots want more autonomy! When is it coming here? I am fed up by being dictated to by "Public Schoolboys" in easy reach of the "Tube"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winkie Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rave Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 This is the reason why I suspect the political betting (No) is a surer guide to what will happen on Thursday than the opinion polls. https://betting.betfair.com/politics/scottish-independence-referendum-betting/scottish-independence-betting-betfair-sportsbook-pays-out-early-on-no-160914-51.html?lskey=bannerClicked I'm still not going to bother trying to scalp it mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 It won't work. You know that and I know that, but do the Yes voters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossybabe Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 I don't think it makes much difference either way! If it's a YES, it will take a time to implement. If it's a NO, it's still a sign that the Scots want more autonomy! When is it coming here? I am fed up by being dictated to by "Public Schoolboys" in easy reach of the "Tube"! Perhaps if we - well - they, vote no, you should start a new Independence campaign: independence for Westminster and it's public school, Oxbridge, graduate contents from the rest of the UK. St Helena should be far enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The XYY Man Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 And of course, ccc most definitely would... XYY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPin Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 What does it all mean for Corby, where my dad lives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ologhai Jones Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 What does it all mean for Corby, where my dad lives? A crash in trouser-press prices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Bear Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 A good proportion of Scots are giving their friends and colleagues the impression that they are going to vote Yes, although once in the polling booth they will discreetly vote No but fake disbelief when the sudden swing to No is reported on Friday LOL Is this just your gut feeling or has anyone eligible to vote told you this? Must say I have wondered the same - should think some of the Yes army could get a bit nasty if it goes against them. I have read of the word 'traitor' being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riedquat Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 A crash in trouser-press prices?Why, skirt wearers don't need them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonguest Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 When will the result be known/announced? Is it going to be just like usual election time TV broadcasts with the results trickling in and the final result becoming definitively known in the wee hours of Friday morning, or....is there some formal mechanism in place dictating that the official result will be kept under wraps until ALL votes are properly counted, etc - and then announced at some day/time a few days later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riedquat Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I've heard (not officially) that the result should be out by Friday evening but may be declared earlier. I don't think there's any keeping it under wraps until all votes have been counted. It's more likely to be later than earlier since Glasgow is one of the largest areas and one of the later ones expected, so with it looking close it's quite probably that it'll be needed to get a decisive result. Hope the result, whatever it is, is reasonably clear so there aren't recounts and accusations and so on going back and forth for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonguest Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I've heard (not officially) that the result should be out by Friday evening but may be declared earlier. I don't think there's any keeping it under wraps until all votes have been counted. It's more likely to be later than earlier since Glasgow is one of the largest areas and one of the later ones expected, so with it looking close it's quite probably that it'll be needed to get a decisive result. Hope the result, whatever it is, is reasonably clear so there aren't recounts and accusations and so on going back and forth for ages. Ta. Interesting about the Glasgow factor also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riedquat Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Meant Friday morning by the way, not evening, and it's all hearsay too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Hovis Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Betfair already paying out on a No vote: http://www.telegraph...ce-No-vote.html Bookies are so rarely wrong on this that the only one I recall is one who paid out on a ?Man Utd title win when they messed it up one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habeas Domus Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 If Scotland did vote yes and their economy went to hell, how would emigration to England be handled? Would they be smuggling themselves across the border and working as 'illegals' would there be a limit on Scottish emigrants? would they have to perform those nationality tests to prove they can speak the language and have some 'understanding of the English culture' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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