Draggingtree Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Ace of Spades: September 18, 2014 Scottish Independence Vote Count UpdateThe best available information shows "No" with 0 votes thus far counted, tied with "Yes" with 0 votes counted. Okay so I lied. But I can give you some polling news: per the Guardian, the latest poll has "No" leading by six. The campaign against Scottish independence appears to have edged ahead in the final poll of the referendum campaign, with the no campaign at 53% of decided voters compared with the yes group's 47%. As unprecedented numbers of voters cast their votes on Thursday, Ipsos Mori reported a slight strengthening in the no campaign's lead. The same firm issued a poll on Wednesday night showing no ahead by only two percentage points, based on earlier field work. Polling stations have been busy across Scotland with 97% of residents registered to take part in the referendum, and 95% of those polled by Ipsos saying they would vote.... In Westminster there are already signs of a backlash regardless of the result, with some Tory MPs complaining about the devolution [of more power to Scotland's local government] offers made to Scotland if it votes no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted September 18, 2014 Author Share Posted September 18, 2014 'We will win.' Darling claims victory is in sight for no vote 'Be in no doubt,' says Better Together chief as Opinium poll for the Observer shows no vote on 53% to 47% for yes 2438 commentsToby Helm: Salmond needs to capture 'undecideds' Jenny Colgan: let me be wonderfully, quirkily British Janice Galloway: let's not be afraid The Observer view: UK will never be same again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestVirginiaRebel Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 What would Blackadder do? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz3OKvt1f78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearvision Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Looking like NO by more than the exit polls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino67 Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Live: Scotland referendum poll results announced after historic independence vote http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/live-scotland-referendum-poll-results-4284826#ixzz3DiyUbQdBFollow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook Video: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/live-scotland-referendum-poll-results-4284826 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SrWoodchuck Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Waaaaaaaaaiiiiitttttt!!!! The latest CNN numbers are just in...... Via WeaselZippers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Looking forward to results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Five Lessons Learned from the Scottish ReferendumMises Daily: Saturday, September 20, 2014 by Ryan McMaken Government authorities in the UK have declared that the “Yes” campaign for secession has failed by a margin of approximately 55 percent to 45 percent. Yet, even without a majority vote for secession, the campaign for separation from the United Kingdom has already provided numerous insights into the future of secession movements and those who defend the status quo. Lesson 1: Global Elites Greatly Fear Secession and Decentralization Global elite institutions and individuals including Goldman Sachs, Alan Greenspan, David Cameron and several major banks pulled out all the stops to sow fear about independence as much as possible. Global bankers vowed to punish Scotland, declaring they would move out of Scotland if independence were declared. This is bad news for many American and European regimes where traditions of democracy ostensibly run strong, but are manipulated to favor centralization. The United States government, for example, clings to the idea that no secession could possibly take place unless approved by the central government, and most Americans will dutifully denounce any attempt at a secessionist vote as treason. But in Europe, the mere existence of the Scotland referendum calls into question the legitimacy of efforts by central governments to ignore or prohibit local votes on independence. The Italian government has practically refused to even acknowledge the existence of the Venetian referendum, and the Spanish government in Madrid has already reiterated that it will ignore the results of the upcoming Catalonian vote. http://mises.org/daily/6888/Five-Lessons-Learned-from-the-Scottish-Referendum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggingtree Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Quick Takes – Hail Britannia, a Political Hadrian’s Wall, and a Sad SalmondPosted on September 20, 2014 by The Political Hat Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on. The focus this time: The Scottish Referendum First, a little mood music: http://politicalhat.com/2014/09/20/quick-takes-hail-britannia-a-political-hadrians-wall-and-a-sad-salmond/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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