Politics The Scottish Referendum - 'How' would YOU vote?

[Gwadien]

Purely out of interest, I thought I'd see if we were all north of Hadrian's wall (and a bit) How would we vote in the up-coming Referendum?

I've left it so the votes aren't shown publicly, but it would be good if people aired why they voted in the manner which they did!

 

[Gwadien]

I'd vote Yes, because of the political earthquake that it potentially could cause, and Scotland is a small enough nation that could easily pull off a Scandinavian-esque socialist nation that doesn't have to get involved in global events that doesn't concern them.

That'd be my wish.

 

[Hawkwind]

Yes, but only because I want to see the messy divorce and who gets what etc.

 

[Trem]

Some of my dearest online friends are Jocks (Leggy, and I am very fond of Big G and it isn't because of his sister although I do think Leggy has an awesome sister as well iirc) and hybrid jocks (teedles) but I would love Scotland to go it alone and I aren't entirely sure why. I know I would fucking love the English Wimbledon bell ends to have no one to shout for, that would make me happy. I just hope it doesn't go tits up for the Scottish if it does go Yes and I hope it doesn't go unfairly biased if it does go No.

I just hope Wales has a vote, more Wales than Scotland

 

[georgie]

I said Yes, cos I kinda wanna see what happens.

That said, if it was Wales I'd be so far in the No camp you couldn't even see the Yeses.

 

[Turamber]

No... The SNP are making promises they can't keep.

 

[Raven]

Yes... The SNP are making promises they can't keep.

When Fish face and the toad's lies unravel the fallout will be hilarious.

 

[Turamber]

Yes... The SNP are making promises they can't keep.

When Fish face and the toad's lies unravel the fallout will be hilarious.

They'll blame the rUK and say that promises haven't been kept, that it is unfair and biased, how it proves they were right to break away, etc. etc. Yet that is just what happens during a breakup, particularly of a group of nations. The one with the army, the navy, the money and the manpower will get its own way. The Act of Union gave Scotland many rights and a lot of protection, if that is flushed down the toilet then strongest trumps all.

 

[Gwadien]

I don't think people are taking this quite seriously, I don't think you'd vote Yes to make a point.

 

[Zarjazz]

It seems many people are doing exactly that. Which to me sounds like a classic case of "cutting off your own nose to spite your face".

 

[Raven]

Well, lots of people are voting for entirely the wrong reason because no actual facts have been presented by either side. The whole thing is a farce.

 

[old.Tohtori]

I'd vote drink!

 

[caLLous]

I voted No because, although it's tempting to see if it would get better if they were independent, I *really* don't think it would. The Yes campaign has some serious holes in it and there are just too many unknowns.

 

[Bodhi]

I don't think people are taking this quite seriously, I don't think you'd vote Yes to make a point.

What you mean like Voting Yes to see the political earthquake it would cause?

I voted No, because it's a fucking silly idea. Scotland as another Scandinavia? Aye, sounds a fucking great idea. The land of the £10 pint and where all the ambitious people have left because they're fed up of getting taxed to buggery. That will go down well up North!

 

[DaGaffer]

NO because of what it will do to. The rest of the Union and because Scotland will never be truly independent anyway, and is just going to swap the bastards in Westminster for the bastards in Brussels

 

[Gwadien]

What you mean like Voting Yes to see the political earthquake it would cause?

I voted No, because it's a fucking silly idea. Scotland as another Scandinavia? Aye, sounds a fucking great idea. The land of the £10 pint and where all the ambitious people have left because they're fed up of getting taxed to buggery. That will go down well up North!

The Scandinavian nations aren't exactly a failure, just because they're not a world power anymore, doesn't mean they fail, £10 pint is relative, since one of the countrys (forget which) minimum wage is £15 and over here it's £5, and a pint is £5...

I don't understand how you can make a link between voting for a political movement and voting for a party just so you can laugh at them fail.

I hear the arguments that Scots will just move to England, but it's not like they can't make it work, they're 6 million people, much like the Scandinavian countries, and they don't exactly lack in huge booming businesses, Nokia & Maersk for instance (from the top of my head)

Even with the sale of Nokia employees who were made redundant were given money specially to invest into new businesses, which in an article I read a while ago seemed to work.

It's about changing the psyche of a nation, or being able to leave the union and use that psyche that they already have.

 

[Gumbo]

I voted yes because it means the removal of some 50 Labour and Lib Dem MPs and the loss of only one Conservative.

Every little helps.

 

[Job]

The Scandinavian nations aren't exactly a failure, just because they're not a world power anymore, doesn't mean they fail, £10 pint is relative, since one of the countrys (forget which) minimum wage is £15 and over here it's £5, and a pint is £5...

I don't understand how you can make a link between voting for a political movement and voting for a party just so you can laugh at them fail.

I hear the arguments that Scots will just move to England, but it's not like they can't make it work, they're 6 million people, much like the Scandinavian countries, and they don't exactly lack in huge booming businesses, Nokia & Maersk for instance (from the top of my head)

Even with the sale of Nokia employees who were made redundant were given money specially to invest into new businesses, which in an article I read a while ago seemed to work.

It's about changing the psyche of a nation, or being able to leave the union and use that psyche that they already have.

A pint 5 quid...saverners..they have got used to being shafted.

 

[Gwadien]

A pint 5 quid...saverners..they have got used to being shafted.

Can a Southern Fairy tell this Northern Monkey that I'm northern, then you can debate what side I stand on?

 

[Raven]

I voted yes because it means the removal of some 50 Labour and Lib Dem MPs and the loss of only one Conservative.

Every little helps.

Yep, the less Labour scum in parliament the better.

 

[Olgaline]

Lower taxes on Whisky!

 

[Raven]

They will increase taxes on everything, they will have to.

 

[old.user4556]

Am I the only one around here with an actual vote in this thing?

 

[Overdriven]

Would vote no, but want to see what happens.

Hoping my recent investment in bottlecaps will make me a billionaire over there.

 

[Hawkwind]

Am I the only one around here with an actual vote in this thing?

Still time to get out

 

[Job]

What about this then..you can't argue with the bookies..they deal in the truth.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/511718/Betfair-pay-out-on-scottish-No-vote

 

[Jupitus]

What about this then..you can't argue with the bookies..they deal in the truth.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/511718/Betfair-pay-out-on-scottish-No-vote

We could do with some input from @Chilly for Betfair related shizzles...

 

[Chilly]

It's a PR move. They'll have hedged out of the risk involved in paying out on no up front so that no matter what happens they pay the same fee, which can be charged to the marketing budget. Standard tactic really, paddy do it all the time.

 

[Gwadien]

Cue Murdoch to buy 4million Scots some Cocaine, and in return get them to vote Yes, and bet his empire on Yes.

 

[Job]

Except they've given their prediction of 80% no....far more accurate than polls...combine this with the polling companies saying this could be their waterloo as the vote turns out way off their predictions