Will Scotland Leave the UK?

The seps really are getting their excuses in early.

Even if the referendum is a resounding, thumping great big NO, it will merely be evidence of a massive Establishment conspiracy. Apparently.

[Kabaal]

If they do get smacked down i'll choose to believe it's evidence that we're not as gullible as they think we are.

[Derek]

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has rejected claims by Virgin Active that no longer being a member of their club means that he can’t use their equipment any time he likes.

Salmond told reporters that it was ‘incredibly arrogant’ of Virgin Active to think that just because he cancelled his membership that he no longer had a right to use treadmills, bikes and attend classes whenever he wants.

http://newsthump.com/2014/02/17/alex...ger-member-of/

Noooo, Virgin are just bluffing

Virgin aren't just bluffing. They're bullying Salmond and, by extension, all of Scotland.

[Osem]

The next thing will be that Salmond will start claiming they were bullied into having an independence referendum...

[greeninferno]

Originally Posted by Damien

Virgin aren't just bluffing. They're bullying Salmond and, by extension, all of Scotland.

This is a good point

salmond does not talk for the people of Scotland - he speaks for a minority some of whom are the worst sort of racist crackpots.

[nashville]

Originally Posted by djstevie

One Scot here that will be voting no.

I agree with you. I just wish it was over & we can get back to normal, if that is possible. We could never go it alone. We need each other.

[weenie]

Originally Posted by nashville

I agree with you. I just wish it was over & we can get back to normal, if that is possible. We could never go it alone. We need each other.

I agree

[Chad]

The latest survey conducted shows it's still a unanimous no:

http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net...20Scotland.pdf

The next poll should be out by the 1st of March. Will be good to see how things sit following the last 7 days of white paper bashing from down south and Europe.

Punditry suggests that Salmond's Braveheart rhetoric over the pound and the EU may win him some short-term sympathy over the next few weeks, but that once the furore dies down Scotland will be left with the threat of actual independence, i.e. no EU and no pound, and this will play on voters' minds, further entrenching the NO vote.

For the time being, it's heartening to see business as usual in the YouGov figures, a 60/40 vote for the Union amongst those certain to vote. Even on the top line results, YES is going to have to take all the 'don't knows' in order just to lose with its honour intact.

What was nice to note that only 1 in 5 surveyed felt negatively towards England, and only 1 in 4 thought the Union was a bad thing.

It will be interesting to see how this translates to polling once we've had a few weeks. I don't believe it will lead to a temporary Yes bounce. I think we might see a slight uptick in Nos with Yes remaining the same. However that No vote will become a lot more solid and less likely to budge.

[TheDaddy]

Remind me, why do we want them to stay?

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

Remind me, why do we want them to stay?

because, as the campaign says, "we're better together"

I don't want Scotland to leave, I don't think any right minded person would.

Same as any right minded Scot should want to stay.