Topic: Scottish referendum: Voters to reject independence
TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs started this discussion 12 years ago #36,749
With 26 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared after Thursday's vote, the "No" side has a 54% of the vote, with the "Yes" campaign on 46%. The BBC is predicting on the basis of the result declared so far that the "No" side will win the referendum with 55% of the vote while "Yes" will secure 45% of the vote.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29270441A YouGov poll before voting began gave 'No' an 8 point lead, but I decided to stay up and watch this anyway. The Orkney Islands voted first, 67% vs 32% in favour of staying, after which there was a brief 51%-49%, and then back to 55%-45%. 'No' was obviously going to win at that point.
It's currently NO 54.30, YES 45.70%. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/scotland-decides/results
TTEH !JXsxEkDBLs (OP) double-posted this 12 years ago, 2 minutes later[^] [v] #498,632
Here are Scots talking about killing themselves: http://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/2gtkfb/suicide_prevention_hotline_0800838587/ckme1i7
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 29 minutes later, 31 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #498,638
But what do the Falklands think?
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 hour later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #498,647
Ah, good. I'm very glad.
Syntax joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 27 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,649
18 hours ago I posted this on shitchan'The Betfair Sportsbook is paying out a substantial six figure sum on the NO vote three days before the market closes, fully confident that the Exchange will once again be the most accurate barometer of a political vote...
The moves comes as the £8.6m Exchange market remains vehemently in favour of a NO vote at 1.27 (1/4 and a 79% likelihood), despite opinion polls predicting a much closer result after the votes have been counted on Friday.
Over 85% of the total volume traded is in favour of a NO vote.
Several big individual trades continue to come on NO, with one customer staking £55,000 and another backing it for £27,000 on Sunday alone.
There has been little sign of the YES vote gaining any traction with political bettors, trading at 4.5 (7/2), and the average size of bet placed on this outcome under £80, in comparison to the £465 average bet for the NO vote.
Betfair's Naomi Totten said: "Political bettors have often favoured the Exchange as their choice of betting platform and it has historically provided an accurate prediction of political outcomes. Paying out early on our Sportsbook is testament to the esteem in which we hold the illustrious track record of our Exchange.
"To put the current prices into context, Betfair's markets gave Mitt Romney more of a chance of beating Barack Obama in 2012, than Alex Salmond currently beating the NO campaign on Thursday."
@498,638 (B)
> But what do the Falklands think?
I suspect they think THEY Should also be entitled to the same deal Scots were given IF Scots vote No. Scots end up getting a lot more freedome then every b4 by voting to remain under thumb of Queen and the Disney land like attraction the Royal Family provides remains an attraction all will continue to enjoy.
Bottom line is my Scotch will not be going up in price after all
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Rufus !!M6vjxTpON joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 1 hour later, 4 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,657
YAY!!!! The right result
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Syntax replied with this 12 years ago, 19 minutes later, 5 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,664
@498,657 (Rufus !!M6vjxTpON)
Right or Wrong them Scotch ends up with a lot more freedom then they had b4. I suspect OTHERS in the Empire are going to demand wot the Scots got as a pay off to stick with Queen and her court
Right or Wrong them Scotch ends up with a lot more freedom then they had b4. I suspect OTHERS in the Empire are going to demand wot the Scots got as a pay off to stick with Queen and her court
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 7 hours later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,742
Rufus !!M6vjxTpON replied with this 12 years ago, 4 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,745
Salmond to go after Scots no voteAlex Salmond is to step down as Scottish first minister after voters decisively rejected independence.
He will also resign as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) after the "No" side won Thursday's referendum by 2,001,926 to 1,617,989 for "Yes".
The national split of the vote was 55% for "No" to 45% for "Yes".
Mr Salmond said: "For me as leader my time is nearly over, but for Scotland the campaign continues and the dream shall never die."
The result was a clear indication that the people do not regard Scotland as the personal property of Alex Salmond and the SNP.
Anonymous I joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 17 minutes later, 12 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,749
@498,742 (H)
of course they wud, since the brits killed off all the argie population in the war and colonized the island with british nationals effectively killing off any oppimnion that wud go against the interests of Britland. The Falkland is not a thing 2 be resolved thru referends because they'd be obviously biased. Wud u ask Israeli invasors at West Bank about the fate of West Bank, or the Russians in Estonia if they want 2 Estonia tto join Russia? Course not;.
of course they wud, since the brits killed off all the argie population in the war and colonized the island with british nationals effectively killing off any oppimnion that wud go against the interests of Britland. The Falkland is not a thing 2 be resolved thru referends because they'd be obviously biased. Wud u ask Israeli invasors at West Bank about the fate of West Bank, or the Russians in Estonia if they want 2 Estonia tto join Russia? Course not;.
Rufus !!M6vjxTpON replied with this 12 years ago, 48 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,762
Anonymous J joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 2 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,763
They counted yes votes as no votes. Recount!
Rufus !!M6vjxTpON replied with this 12 years ago, 7 minutes later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,764
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@previous (Rufus !!M6vjxTpON)
god you are retarded
@498,763 (J)
are you referring to this?
http://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/2gt79f/what_are_yes_cards_doing_in_a_pile_of_no_votes/
god you are retarded
@498,763 (J)
are you referring to this?
http://www.reddit.com/r/Scotland/comments/2gt79f/what_are_yes_cards_doing_in_a_pile_of_no_votes/
Anonymous J replied with this 12 years ago, 9 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,766
Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 12 years ago, 2 minutes later, 14 hours after the original post[^] [v] #498,767
@498,762 (Rufus !!M6vjxTpON)
i'm not running a refernd yA shitbeetle, my bias is to give a chance to a fair chance instead of sucking up to english buttpirates n assuming da stauts quo is not the product of sabotage 2 maintain 0 opposition to da empire
wat abot u? aren't u biased? aren't u sukking up 2 da buutthexrs? that aint unbias
i'm not running a refernd yA shitbeetle, my bias is to give a chance to a fair chance instead of sucking up to english buttpirates n assuming da stauts quo is not the product of sabotage 2 maintain 0 opposition to da empire
wat abot u? aren't u biased? aren't u sukking up 2 da buutthexrs? that aint unbias