Referendum aftermath

bb1 wrote:Kirsten Hesketh ‏@kirsten100  3h
When I lived abroad I always said I was British or from the UK - not English. Would Scottish people say 'Scottish?' Just wondering #indyref

That's interesting. It's never, ever occurred to me to say I am 'British' when I've been abroad. 'British' is just a political term, not a country. After all, would many English folk describe themselves as 'European'?

I am classed as British here.  But I won't be using the term any longer.  English and not very proud of it.  Sometimes you have to bite the bullet.
It was only an accident of birth anyway.

I think the term 'British' was coined to cover what to call the West Indians and other immigrants who went to the UK after WW2. It's a generic description of anyone who was/is native UK born or who is/was naturalised. LL

THE POLLS ARE NOW CLOSED.

George Square. Hours before any results are in.

One for Sabot....



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Lindsey Johnstone @LindsJohnstone · 29m
French men in kilts outside the Auld Alliance pub in Paris #indyref

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lily wrote:When you were in L.A. did you ever go to the Buchanan Arms, LL?

It's a very long time ago, lily, but was it in Burbank?   Vague recollection of kilted waiters?  Super cock'a'leekie soup as I recall.   LL

That's the place.  I used to go there quite often as I worked not too far away.  

Bonny, you will know tomorrow for sure but in the meantime, I believe you have won the right to be independent.

Isn't it exciting?   What is the general mood there?

It's going to happen anyway, Lily. It's inevitable, the way the political map is shaping up. Better, IMO, a clean break, with the civil servants sorting out who gets what, than another three or four years of very bitter fighting between Holyrood and Westminster.

A very right wing government, of bullying bent, in London, led by the likes of Boris and Farage, facing a centre-left, pro-independence government in Edinburgh, is a recipe for hell on earth.

Remember at all times, the London politicians have lied through their teeth about Jam Tomorrow and made promises they simply cannot deliver. A narrow No win would be absolutely horrendous further down the line.

The mood in my living room is extremely nervous, Lily. I am NOT watching anything to do with votes on TV - I'm actually watching a PBS programme about your Civil War.

Reading round the internet feeds, there seems to be great excitement combined with total terror in case it's all gone horribly wrong.

 For you Bonny.

I won't spoil the ending of the Civil War for you.  Scarlet O'Hara doesn't go hungry again.   

There's nothing on the news except speculation, and hot air to say they don't know anything. The YouGov poll which is cobbled together from Lord knows what is putting No on 55% - BUT. That's one of those ones that has a voting panel of people with landlines, so I wouldn't read too much into that.

The huge estates in the cities do NOT sit on polling panels. And there's been an enormous turnout, it looks to be around 90%.

Michael Swann ‏@notarealswan 3h
Disgraced Tory Liam Fox on Newsnight already talking about reneging on the Brown promises. #wetoldyouso #indyref

Oh, I am surprised, whoever would have seen that coming.

JackConnorMunro® ‏@JackCMunro 3h
Can't trust polls, as they said it was out of 3,000 people they already contacted and Ugov polls always in favour of no #indyref

I see CNN is living up to its reputation for care and attention to detail....

       

Propaganda at it's finest.

They must have got confused with one of Obama's elections.

Mark ‏@pweiterborough 3h
This Hogmanay show is shit. Never mind Andy Stewart will be on in about 15 minutes. #indyref

bb1 wrote:They must have got confused with one of Obama's elections.

Spot on!  

This is a picture of people in a hall somewhere, waiting for something to happen, watching someone or other on telly trying to fill in dead air while he waits for something to happen.

They're missing an interesting programme on PBS about Mayan code.

Yes......

Whatever happens, this has proven that people don't need fancy gimmicks to go to the polls; there's no need for internet voting or anything else so open to fraud.

No, all that's needed is a bit of paper and a pencil - and a cause that people actually care about, and can get involved in.

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Yes camp "much happier now than half an hour ago". Senior source says Glasgow "looking good for us". #indyref #Scotland

Must have choked a BBC employee to have to type that.