Scottish Referendum

[Grant]

So it appears the UK is safe for now then!

Good.

[lolsteve]

Only just though after 31 out of 32 counts it's
1914187 - 1539920

[Kezzieboy]

I can't help but feel disappointed by a vote of 'more of the same please' concreted by the consensus in Westminster. However, hopefully the record turnout will increase political activism in the general public and we can instigate some real social change.

It just concerns me that ALL the main parties agree on anything, frankly. There was no pro-independence view in rUK.

[ginge191]

Well, hope the rest of the world watched as it was a clean, democratic vote with a "loser" who accepted defeat.

Change will still happen, which is a good thing

[Ruan]

[DarkInferno]

Seems legit.

[Matt-Rallye]

Well at least they gave it 110%...

[Orta]

The problem was because the split was so even you were always going to pee off half the population. I'm glad the scots got to decide for themselves. And for those not happy with the result it doesn't mean in 10-15 years there can't be another referendum.

[Matt-Rallye]

Actually pisses me off that the scottish people get so up themselves about being themselves! I mean bitch please you dont even have your own language! Us welsh do and do you see us complaining?

[DarkInferno]

It even worse for us English, we don't even get our own government.

*cough* Gaelic *cough*

[Dum-Dum]

I'm glad the scots got to decide for themselves.

We didn't! I'm as Scottish as haggis but I didn't get to vote yet half a million English did get to vote, how is that fair.

[THE_Liam]

Scotland does have its own language, Scots-Gaelic, wish is a dialect of Gaelic, the Irish language. In the spirit of that, pogue ma hoine f*ckers!

[Niall]

And Salmond has just said he will now step down. Great politician there. Don't get your own way so have a tantrum.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29277527

[powerandtorque]

To be fair, it was fairly likely that he was going to stand down had he lost the vote by any notable margin - he'd staked everything on this and it had pretty much been what he'd worked towards his entire political life. To lose the vote and attempt to remain leader of the SNP would have been pretty untenable I should think.

[MisterGTR]

What's more interesting than Salmond is that all the change talked about in 'the vow' is already being put on the back burner.

Miliband seems intent in destroying Scottish Labour.

[powerandtorque]

Miliband seems intent in destroying Scottish Labour.

Ed Milliband is already the Tories greatest electoral asset, why not be the SNP's too?

[MisterGTR]

Miliband seems intent in destroying Scottish Labour.

Ed Milliband is already the Tories greatest electoral asset, why not be the SNP's too?

The only good thing is that the Tories won't need UKIP to form a govt.

[Ruan]

I'm glad the scots got to decide for themselves.

We didn't! I'm as Scottish as haggis but I didn't get to vote yet half a million English did get to vote, how is that fair.

Not quite how it works though... I bet all the Scots who now live in the UK would be quite the other way if they DIDN'T get the vote here.

[ginge191]

I'm glad the scots got to decide for themselves.

We didn't! I'm as Scottish as haggis but I didn't get to vote yet half a million English did get to vote, how is that fair.

Not quite how it works though... I bet all the Scots who now live in the UK would be quite the other way if they DIDN'T get the vote here.

It's Scots registers at a Scottish address; similarly to how 'we' vote down here

[Dum-Dum]

Yeah but this aint party politics where you decide who governs you its deciding on a country's independence, MY country's independence!

[Daniel306]

Its ticked either yes or no, how can she possibly make a mistake?

[toseland]

that guy sounds really intelligent..

so where was this filmed

who filmed it

what was she doing there

is there any more "evidence"?

[Niall]

Sigh what a load of bollocks. I love how now days when people don't get their own way, they can't accept it and have to find ways to make out they are right.

2 things. Firstly, why would these people falsify ballots when they are in plain view of loads of people and cameras considering they are probably being paid a minimum wage and it's quite a serious criminal offence.

Secondly, it the government really wanted to rig this, do you really think they would let things like this enter the media? No. They would of just lied about the overall figures.

[Daniel306]

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014...referendum