Scottish referendum

Vivjen

Vivjen

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The polls have closed; now the counting starts.
the results should be known between 6.30 and 7.30 am BST.

I think I will go to bed.....
 

Very true, hollydolly. Think I'll take my 'tablet' up to bed tonight as I've got a feeling I'll wake up early!
 

What do you all think will happen? My friends DH is from Scotland; retired university professor; he's hoping for independence. I don't know much about it either way but I'm curious to read more posts about it.
 
It's not for me to have a say in what should happen. I'm an interested bystander and I understand both sides of the issue, however there is a slogan that we learned as children that keeps going round and round in my head - "United we stand, divided we fall."

Emotionally I want Scotland to be part of the UK.
 
I am absolutely delighted at the result for the Union, that Scotland will stay with us. However I am also anxious that Cameron makes good his promises for more devolution powers for England, Wales and N Ireland as well.
 
That's me

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Well, it's all over for "a generation" or maybe longer. I'm not familiar with the particulars of yes or no, but it seems like it would have been a mess even if the only thing affected had been finances.

It will be interesting to see what the rest of our UK and Scot members have to say. And, drat, I have to go to work so won't even get to read about it here until I get home.
 
Relief, I think is the word, Georgia.

I felt that Independance was going to be very complicated; very expensive, and also divisive.
the world is complex enough; without us adding to it on our own borders.

So now it is down to constitutional change all over, allegedly.
the Welsh are feeling left out; the English don't want to pay for everything; so on it goes.....

General Election next May; heaven help us.
i may hibernate...
 
Well summed up Vivjen. We're very relieved because although we live in Scotland, all our savings, pensions etc... are based in England. We did not want the complications of a possible currency exchange rate, commission charges, double taxation agreements ... just to get our OWN money.
 
Yes I too am pleased that the Scots have stayed with us............ but that fool Salmond has not finished meddling yet!
 
Alex Salmond hasn't actually resigned. He has said that he won't seek re-election at the SNP party conference in November. Till then, he is still First Minister.

I think that Gordon Brown belongs to the wrong party.
 
Salmond has resigned form the !st ministers position and leader of the SNP but will have to stay in post as first minister until his deputy officially accepts the position.............. it's all a bloody shame, Scotland could have eased into independence but the canny Scotch folk read Salmond for what he is!!.
 

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