the scottish independence referendum

Xp Clacks wasn't an expected no tbh

I have no idea tbh. Couldn't even tell you where Clackmannanshire is. Getting all my ideas about this kind of thing from this image in Alba's link:

http://www.ueapolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/difference_plot.png

Not seen that before, where's it from? It's yer typical lower working class, low income, high unemployment, SNP leaning county one'd expect a yes vote from. But perhaps the no vote wasn't represented enough in the polls etc.

http://www.ueapolitics.org/2014/09/16/cut-keep-guide-indyref-night/

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Here is John Harris at the Falkirk count, which should declare soon.

are other councils going to announce in gaelic besides the outer hebrides?

so that was my first encounter with the UKIP

what was?

fat dude on BBC.

David Coburn

Dundee 57% yes.

Now 49.1% yes, 51.9% no total.

Probably gonna end up no anyway, but there you go.

Going to finish my whiskey and head to bed.

whisky... oops

West Dunbartonshire 54% yes.

Now 49.8% yes, 50.2% no total.

Midlothian 44% yes.

Now 49% yes, 51% no total.

Added 20 minutes' worth of whisky to the glass.

East Lothian... expect a no here.

Real thumping win for a no for EL there.

So is Stirling...

60-40 for a no!

East Lothian 38% yes.

Stirling 40%. Pretty severe no there.

Now 47% yes, 53% no total.

Don't think I can go back to sleep just yet, want to see either Glasgow or Edinburgh, or both.

If Falkirk doesn't go yes I'm going to bed for real.

It hasn't..

Falkirk 47% yes.

Now 47% yes, 53% no total.

Fucking silent majority can cut all that clapping out

Disappointed with this. Would've liked Yes to be ahead at least for a moment.

What makes people vote no? Is it down to money and fear?

It was down to 1000 votes for a bit.

I like it better when they give the reasons for rejections before the votes.

Fear, lack of a perceived plan of what day hundred of an independent Scotland would look like never mind day one, and then the devo plus/max, etc. buying some of the votes out...

Yeah the returning officers - like this one - should be talking about rejection votes beforehand!

What makes people vote no? Is it down to money and fear?

― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, September 18, 2014 11:24 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

economic certainty usually wins.

If they can't take Angus, they can't take fuck-all. Not sure they'll get Glasgow at this rate.

It is almost a pity the Vow came so late, because we'll never really know if No were voting for the status quo or devo+

No destroys in Dumfries...but they are the one area with a Tory.

E Renfrewshire and E Dumbartonshire (turnout at 91%) are NO too.

Also a shit idea for a follow-up poll: ITV (PIE chart) vs BBC (BAR chart).

Glasgow coming

The ITV analyst finally calls it for NO (he was really keeping up the 'this could be on a knife edge' for a little while)

At this rate the margin will be so wide Westminster will go right back to sleep.

Westminster will need to pay the cost to keep this together...lots of sleepless nights to come as they hash the detail for this.

North Lanarkshire votes yes by 5k or so..

No I think has won in South

Right, TV turned off, going to bed a peasant in a peasant land.

Big win for the NO in the south

and another thumping win for the 'NO' in Perth..

Glasgow then..

only 75% turnout!

Big win for YES!

I mean 53-47...

Not a big enough margin so in the end its comfortable.

Glasgow is ILX land...non-shockah there.

Comfortable for the NO, not enough of a margin to make a difference.

Urban areas are more 'anarchic' and out of step with the rest of a country bah humbug...