The Mod-Sanctioned Scottish Referendum Megathread

[Roski]

Wow. I had been sooooo worried that the Yes vote would win. So glad, so very glad that it has been defeated.

I was too, but slightly interested.
What would Scotland do as an independent country?
Would they join NATO?
Would they ally with the Russian Federation?
Would the immediately ask to be annexed by our lord and saviour Switzerland?

[Roski]

Yes, but many of us will consider West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and Inverclyde (which did vote No, by however narrow a margin) as being part of greater Glasgow.

So while Utceforp missed Dundee, "Yes only won in Dundee and parts of greater Glasgow" would be a fair enough comment.

Ah. Fair enough, then

Any particular idea why Glasgow was much more pro-indie than the rest of Scotland?

Very high Irish population.

[Kaztropol]

a very tiny number of people on all sides, brought shame to Scotland as a whole. Maybe less than 100 people in total, I think.

the ones saying they wished Andy Murray had died at Dunblane, after he came out in favour of yes, the ones painting "vote yes or else", the ones that allegedly assaulted a blind man in George square, because of the badge he was wearing.

Those people should be ashamed. The world was watching, and they chose to be an ass. And that assery will get disproportionate coverage.

[Alyakia]

salmond making statement

[The Archregimancy]

Poll up!

[The Saint James Islands]

So...

Now the question is whether Moray or Highland will be the last to report results.

[New Chalcedon]

Wow. I had been sooooo worried that the Yes vote would win. So glad, so very glad that it has been defeated.

I was too, but slightly interested.
What would Scotland do as an independent country?
Would they join NATO?

Probably - provided that the remainder of the UK didn't veto it, as gaining membership of NATO requires the unanimous consent of all current NATO members.

Would they ally with the Russian Federation?

Unlikely.

Would the immediately ask to be annexed by our lord and saviour Switzerland?

Eh, no. And if they did, I suspect the Swiss would just look at them funny, shake their heads and go on eating cheese with holes in it.

[Distruzionopolis]

Yay! So happy!

[McNernia]

Come on highlands. SEAL THE FATE OF THESE REBELS.

[Alyakia]

Poll up!

can we get a mixed option because well i'm kinda mixed

[Ganos Lao]

Wow. I had been sooooo worried that the Yes vote would win. So glad, so very glad that it has been defeated.

I was too, but slightly interested.
What would Scotland do as an independent country?
Would they join NATO?
Would they ally with the Russian Federation?
Would the immediately ask to be annexed by our lord and saviour Switzerland?

Heretic. Everyone knows our Lord and Saviour is Lichtenstein.

[Fionnuala_Saoirse]

Thank fuck for that. My house should gain some good value out of this.

Thanks for the cash Scotland.

[Liriena]

The empire, long united, must divide... unless it's the UK. The dynastic cycle gives them a free pass... for now.

Because the UK is still an empire. *nods*.

Certainly not. Empires have insanely cool armour designs.

[The Saint James Islands]

So...

Now the question is whether Moray or Highland will be the last to report results.

Scratch that. Highland will be the last.

57.56% No vote in Moray.

[Deutsch-Brittannia]

So we're still the UK, I should go to bed but I wanna know how the Highlands voted!

[SuperFruitland]

I was too, but slightly interested.
What would Scotland do as an independent country?
Would they join NATO?
Would they ally with the Russian Federation?
Would the immediately ask to be annexed by our lord and saviour Switzerland?

Heretic. Everyone knows our Lord and Saviour is Lichtenstein.

Nah m9, nah, our Lord and Saviour is obviously the Grand Nation of....uhh.....SEALAND!!!

[Utceforp]

salmond making statement

This should be interesting. Hopefully he's a follower of the Herman Cain school of political failure, and will do something hilarious/awesome as he admits defeat.

[The Republic of Pantalleria]

I would have cried if they voted yes.

Oh, that's fair enough - I certainly don't object to supporters of the losing side of the vote crying into their beers. A certain sorrow is natural.

I'm not a Scot, I'm a New Zealander.

[Roski]

So...

Now the question is whether Moray or Highland will be the last to report results.

Scratch that. Highland will be the last.

57.56% No vote in Moray.

They had a lorry crash and shut down a major highway.

That's why Highlands is so late.

[Kaztropol]

Poll up!

I voted disappointed in result, because the very close vote in some areas means tensions between some communities will be high for quite a long time.

There are a lot of dafties who like to drink and get into fights, if they're not happy with the result, that's not good.

[SuperFruitland]

So...

Now the question is whether Moray or Highland will be the last to report results.

Scratch that. Highland will be the last.

57.56% No vote in Moray.

Then again, Moray was supposed to declare 4 hours 20 minutes ago...

EDIT: Ah, nvm, just saw the Moray declaration...

[Utceforp]

I was too, but slightly interested.
What would Scotland do as an independent country?
Would they join NATO?
Would they ally with the Russian Federation?
Would the immediately ask to be annexed by our lord and saviour Switzerland?

Heretic. Everyone knows our Lord and Saviour is Lichtenstein.

The Vatican should annex Scotland. They're so cool, they don't even need a demonym.

[New Chalcedon]

I do find one aspect particularly intriguing...the polls consistently painted a close "Yes" win - about 5% separating the "Yes" and "no" votes. Instead, the margin is about 10% - "Yes" 45%, "No" 55%.

I wonder why? Was it sampling errors, deliberate bias (nothing sells papers like a horse-race election, not a snoozer), some variant of the Bradley effect in play ("No" voters claiming to be undecided or "yes" voters out of some sense of social pressure), or something else?

[El Fiji Grande]

Scratch that. Highland will be the last.

57.56% No vote in Moray.

Then again, Moray was supposed to declare 4 hours 20 minutes ago...

EDIT: Ah, nvm, just saw the Moray declaration...

I thought they declared about an hour ago.....

[The Saint James Islands]

Scratch that. Highland will be the last.

57.56% No vote in Moray.

They had a lorry crash and shut down a major highway.

That's why Highlands is so late.

I didn't remember which council had that problem. Thanks for making me feel like an idiot.