Scottish Referendum on Independence

Should Scotland be an independent country?

  • Yes

    Votes: 59 53.2%

  • No

    Votes: 52 46.8%
  • Total voters
    111
  • Poll closed .
On that note if the Kingdom of the Netherland's are allowed to set a precedent, maybe the Queen of the Scots can join in:
[video=youtube;I7rzhVCRDjo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7rzhVCRDjo[/video]
 
Mortymoose said:
Saw this on twitter now...

"First exit polls in key areas in Scotland are showing a definite swing to the Yes side.

The polls are of 1,000 people across the 5 counties, and give the Yes side a 7% advantage over the No side.

Further updates when we get them."

LINK: http://www.theliberal.ie/shock-yes-vote-conclusively-ahead-in-scotland-on-exit-polls/
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I'm 99% sure that is a lie:

Anyone who’s sat up watching the TV on election night knows there’s a pattern to how things go: before the polls close, early in the evening, broadcasters assiduously say as little as possible to avoid breaking election broadcasting rules.

Then comes 10pm, and the polls close. Moments later, the anchor behind the desk (almost always a Dimbleby of some description) gives the results of the exit poll – often the only bit of red meat to talk about for the next several hours.

Except, as the polls close in the Scottish referendum, this won’t happen – as neither the BBC nor any other media outlet has bothered to pay to get one done.
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/18/scottish-vote-no-exit-poll-democratic-deficit

Also exit polls are only disclosed once polls are closed as the researchers literally interview a large proportion of people just after they have voted.
 
Mortymoose said:
Saw this on twitter now...

"First exit polls in key areas in Scotland are showing a definite swing to the Yes side.

The polls are of 1,000 people across the 5 counties, and give the Yes side a 7% advantage over the No side.

Further updates when we get them."

LINK: http://www.theliberal.ie/shock-yes-vote-conclusively-ahead-in-scotland-on-exit-polls/
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Am not sure that's genuine moose. Apparently no one really bothered with proper exit polls for this. And any exit polls that exist will only announce after 10pm
 
I just looked at a quick straw poll of how people voted on one of my Facebook groups. A random bunch from Edinburgh, a few friends of mine but far more strangers. The group has a total of 3,504 members.

The mod asked the question how people had voted.

Just now when I counted, it was running at...

yes 129
no 24

I'm absolutely flabbergasted as this really is a random bunch.

:wtf:
 
Spizz said:
I just looked at a quick straw poll of how people voted on one of my Facebook groups. A random bunch from Edinburgh, a few friends of mine but far more strangers. The group has a total of 3,504 members.

The mod asked the question how people had voted.

Just now when I counted, it was running at...

yes 129
no 24

I'm absolutely flabbergasted as this really is a random bunch.

:wtf:
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So if the No`s win its a conspiracy? hehe
 
ghoti said:
So if the No`s win its a conspiracy? hehe
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I've had a feeling just from my interaction with family and friends back home that it would be yes. But now I'm pretty stunned at this poll. That's a huge gap.
 
Spizz said:
I've had a feeling just from my interaction with family and friends back home that it would be yes. But now I'm pretty stunned at this poll. That's a huge gap.
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What's the group name? Random Scots for independence? ;)

Dunno how varied your group is though, the unionist demographic tends to be older and unlikely to know what Facebook is
 
Well this is a football group for Hearts fans. What's double amazing is most of my pals who are Hearts fans are voting No for reasons I kinda went into already.

So the group is for football fans of all ages both male and female from across Edinburgh and the East of Scotland mainly. And you can't get much more random than a football crowd surely? It's made up of random individuals from every demographic.
 
I also noted how folk were chatting on the Twitter, a number saying that they were going to vote NO until that got to the polling station and then decided to vote YES!

Also on #Scotland and #Indyref, I noticed way more folk pushing the YES vote.....

This could be interesting.....
 
Well, the mybb poll is looking good for the Yes at the moment too, but our lot are a funny bunch to be honest
 
I'm wondering If I should take a kip from 10h00 to 02h00 and tune into the juicy stuff then....or.....

I could just crack that bottle of Jamesons open, have a few Irish coffee's, then switch to straight whisky and that should keep me going till at least 08h00 when HO goes to work..... but then this creates yet another dilemma , what epic meal to cook for a celebratory brekkie?

:whistle:
 
Mortymoose said:
I also noted how folk were chatting on the Twitter, a number saying that they were going to vote NO until that got to the polling station and then decided to vote YES!

Also on #Scotland and #Indyref, I noticed way more folk pushing the YES vote.....

This could be interesting.....
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imranpanji said:
Well, the mybb poll is looking good for the Yes at the moment too, but our lot are a funny bunch to be honest
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ghoti said:
If its a Yes the fallout is going to be epic.

/gets popcorn
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Yep, it could be a monumental night and a bloody good laugh tomorrow watching David Cameron's face :D
 
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