Poll: The GD Referendum – Scottish Independence

Your vote

  • Yay, I want to be free

    Votes: 161 19.9%

  • Nay, never untie the knot

    Votes: 441 54.4%

  • Don’t care about Haggis and chips.

    Votes: 209 25.8%
  • Total voters
    811
Raymond Lin said:
Look at the size of Texas

http://mapfight.appspot.com/gb-vs-texas/united-kingdom-texas-us-size-comparison

Can we not just get along in this tiny island? You don't see people in North Texas wanting to have their own state. I find it mind boggling that people use distance from Westminster as a reason for independence.
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I also think it's about trust. Many people simply don't trust that Westminster has their best interest at heart (or any interest at all in their region). When you look at how little attention some regions get, you can't help but want for more local powers.

I think the feeling is that local authorities will be more interested in fixing local problems.

[edit: I hate to keep banging on about Cornwall, but it's where I live. So another example. Our infrastructure is really falling apart. Our roads are getting worse, and many now remain in poor condition for years as there is no money to fix them. The county council's budget has just been slashed by no less than 30%. We have been denied funding for many road improvement projects.

Meanwhile, Westminster gives 20 (30?) billion to a pointless HS2 line that will only benefit people travelling from Manchester into London. And the govt still takes more in taxes to this area than it spends on us.

Why would you not want more devolved powers if you lived here? The central govt have shown they don't care a hoot about Cornwall. Except when it floods, because it's a great photo op then.]
 
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I was so relieved when I heard the result this morning... I think we all owe a big thank you to those who had the courage to vote 'No'.

Many who voted 'yes' had valid and honourable reasons but they are things we all hope for across the UK as a whole. The most visible one to me is a desire for Social Justice which is something I think we all want. So perhaps together we can move forward with these ideals.

I know it sounds naïve but I think perhaps we can achieve these things together, we just need to build on the foundations laid today:cool:

...gets off soapbox :o(before being removed:p)
 
I'm glad the no vote won as I didn't want to see the UK get broken up into a smaller nation. I do worry about the people who voted yes though, as the campaign made some of them almost fanatical about it :S How do you come down from such a position?

I also hope this spells the end of alex salmonds political career, as the man is a walking farce. Old fashioned bully boy politics that would even make John Prescott cringe.
 
scorza said:
Presumably you've read these forums before, so why on earth would you think that? :p
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I know:p... but I thought what the hell....
there may be others who possibly being over tired or hung over may in a moment of weakness decide to 'have hope' and 'be nice' for once:p:o:D
 
Why? He had it coming, and whether the country voted Yes or No his role was finished.

Personally I feel that had he not been the one leading the Yes vote, not only would the Yes voters not been so militant but the vote may well have gone the other way.
 
I bet he was pushed. If he had planned to go with a 'No' vote, he'd have done it when he was originally scheduled to have a press conference at 10am. Instead, the delayed and delayed... smells suspicious to me.

Anyway, he had to go, and for the Union I consider this to be excellent news. He was a very able politician and has carried the SNP for some time. With him out of the way, I could see the SNP sliding in 2016.
 
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Gilly said:
Why? He had it coming, and whether the country voted Yes or No his role was finished.

Personally I feel that had he not been the one leading the Yes vote, not only would the Yes voters not been so militant but the vote may well have gone the other way.
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Not the actual vote side he can go to hell for all I care for that(I'm sure he did more harm than good) but to work your arse off for years only to fail has got to hurt.
 
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Gilly said:
Why? He had it coming, and whether the country voted Yes or No his role was finished.

Personally I feel that had he not been the one leading the Yes vote, not only would the Yes voters not been so militant but the vote may well have gone the other way.
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It's strange we were having a 'what if' discussion at work today and most of us felt that if Nicola Sturgeon had led the campaign alone the result could have been very different.
 
ha, good riddance!
He was obsessed with independence, thats all he ever bothered about, not improving the state of scotland -now he can go sulk somewhere.
 
Good by, you slimey Cretan. Now can we get rid of 99% of the other people in politics.

All I want in Maps/government are people with common sense and morals, who listens to the experts in their relevant fields.
 
They banned the Telegraph from the press conference.

Alan Roden, the political editor of the Scottish Daily Mail, reports that the Mail and Express have also been excluded. The Guardian have boycotted the event after the Scottish Government sought to "hand pick" a journalist to cover the end.
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Freedom! Democracy! Other than us wanting to control the press.

You really should have your head checked if you believed anything him and cronies fed you.
 
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