Poll: The GD Referendum – Scottish Independence
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Because putting a No vote signs / flags shows anti-patriotism and risk a brick through the window by the more vocal-shop opening group.
What I pity is, one referendum have essentially devided everyone in Scotland. Think how many families/friends have fallen out over it. I know of 2 and they're the only 2 Scots I know!
I voted no actually
As a techy I take the philosophy that you dont fix what isnt broken. This country as it is works fine, could be a lot worse! David Cameron is a colossal dick but hey ho hes probably better than Kim Jong Un.
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So Scotland decides to be England's bitch.
we are their bitch, they've been taking us for mugs for decades
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This is an idiotic post even by your low watermark standards.
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No Quebec this time, folks.
They won't. The don't have the mandate to give us anything.
If you voted no thinking Westminster will deliver sorry bud, you'll be waiting a while.
If they give more there will be a backlash in rest of UK who think it has gone much too far already
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Famously, how many referendums did they have? Think about your answer in the context of the Scottish situation and the poster whose post I replied to.
I voted No because I can do maths, proper maths, not the made up wishy washy maths that's been pedalled by the SNP for over 2 years.
No matter what the outcome was, it was going to change the make up of UK Politics and I still expect that to be the case with a No vote.
I actually think they'll pull it off. They'll remove Scottish/welsh maps vote for stuff that is devolved, they'll realign money etc, and in return they'll get more power.
A vote for no was a vote to remain as is. If I voted no I would be annoyed that's the status quo was not upheld.
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That's not going to happen given the size of the vote, and the fact that 45% of people would be left out in the cold. You cannot polarise the result as it will result in more problems.
The fact is, the UK will never be the same again and it now needs to change to reflect all that has been discussed both north and west of the borders.
Now we just need an English Parliament in Winchester and the abandoning of the Barnet formula in exchange for more direct tax control for the Scottish parliament.
This is something that has confused me for a time. The people that moan that Scotland gets more than its fair share of money per person seem to not realise that Wales gets more than England per person (just under Scotland's per person amount) and NI gets even more than Scotland does per person yet no one ever seems to shout about them
