Will you vote for independence?

[weepiper]

Aye, but eggs. Nationalist mobs. Call off your attack dogs, Salmond.

 

[Quartz]

Scumbag.

 

[equationgirl]

Friend of mine has just had her car keyed in Partick. Can't have been for the YES stickers she has on it.. Oh no. Just a random car scarter on the loose.

Which is interesting because there's been more and more 'YES' posters and flags going up in windows in the Partick area over the past few weeks.

 

[DairyQueen]

Yeah, I am surprised at the number of Yes supporters in the west. Very encouraging. Ignore the BNP, let them follow Murphy.

 

[JTG]

It will shock you all to hear that a huge 'No' banner was unfurled at Ibrox today

 

[DairyQueen]

Yeah, they're Scotland's far-right. Not sure that will do BT any good when everyone knows the types that unfurl union jacks at Ibrox.

 

[steeplejack]

It will shock you all to hear that a huge 'No' banner was unfurled at Ibrox today

but there is a surprisingly large Yes minority amongst the Rangers support...much bigger than many realise. Would say it was running 65:35 in favour of No, amongst Rangers fans but 35% is much bigger than many would have suspected.

 

[steeplejack]

btw:

The Express says 51% back independence now

 

[Frankie Jack]

Walked back from town today and all the lamp posts have Yes cards on them.. Pics tomorrow.

 

[Frankie Jack]

btw:

The Express says 51% back independence now

Published: Sun, January 29, 2012. Express never was on the pulse of events..

 

[Wilf]

.

btw:

The Express says 51% back independence now

An old poll.

 

[Quartz]

Hmm.. it seems I accidentally edited this out earlier, so let me reiterate: scumbags.

 

[Quartz]

Hmm...

http://www.scotsman.com/news/politi...ence-hearts-angry-over-yes-leaflets-1-3512951

Hearts’ statement reads: “Heart of Midlothian plc, as an organisation, would like to stress it remains neutral in the debate over Scottish independence.

“Supporters of the ‘Yes’ campaign were outside Tynecastle Stadium prior to yesterday’s Scottish Championship clash with Hibernian, displaying banners and literature to fans attending the game.

“We understand these banners and leaflets carried the official club crest. This was done without our prior knowledge or consent and we are currently investigating this breach of copyright.

(Note that this is clearly a different incident to the one above.)

 

[DairyQueen]

Also two weeks old.

 

[Quartz]

Also two weeks old.

I don't recall it being mentioned here at the time.

 

[Frankie Jack]

I don't recall it being mentioned here at the time.

Perhaps because we generally don't give a fuck about football shit that has feck all to do with Indyref... really

 

[weepiper]

http://www.politicshome.com/uk/arti...cottish_bets_for_yes_since_second_debate.html

 

[danny la rouge]

Anyway, I don't know if it's shameful or depressing that supposedly left-wing people and "anarchists" are lining up behind Scottish nationalism.. Because really, that's what you're doing. Certainly a sign of desperate times in the absence of real movements.

Supposedly? Quotation marks?

Get here on the ground, speak to real people, find out what's going on. It's not about nationalism or patriotism or identity. Read the thread. It's about getting rid of WMD, defending the welfare state, defending the NHS, asserting the voice of working class communities. Not about liking Salmond or even trusting him. The question isn't "Do you support Salmond". It isn't "Do you approve the SNP's White Paper". It isn't even "Do you have faith in parliamentary democracy?". It's "Should Scotland be an independent country?"

Do we go all purist and refuse to participate, or do we look at the situation we have and say "What can we do with that?" This is the most engaged that I've ever seen the population. And the discussion at every party, in every pub, on every bus is not about identity, but about instrumental issues. Who would squander that? The SPBG. Hermits. Trappists.




The author is the founder of Anarchist Communist, Pizza fetish, Jazz listening, Atheist, Martin Beck enthusiast, Vegetarian, Musician, Raku-making, Cohabiting Fathers of Half English Children for Yes.

 

[weepiper]

The hills have ayes



(Pentland hills behind Edinburgh. This is taken almost from the shore of the Forth so about ten miles away: )



Must have taken a while in the dark.

 

[DairyQueen]

http://www.politicshome.com/uk/arti...cottish_bets_for_yes_since_second_debate.html

http://www.heraldscotland.com/polit...tm_medium=RSS Feed&utm_campaign=Scottish News

A customer who has already staked a record £600,000 on the outcome of the referendum has added a further £200,000 to his wager, and now stands to collect £973,333 should the outcome of the poll be a No vote.

Spokesman Graham Sharpe said: "This gentleman's stake of £600,000 was already a record for political betting, but his latest 'investment' as he calls it, takes his total wager up to £800,000 - the biggest amount ever gambled on the outcome of a political event."

The man staked his initial bet of £400,000 at odds of 1/4 in June 2014, followed it up with an addition £200,000 at odds of 1/6 at the beginning of August, then added a third instalment on Saturday at odds of 1/5.

I really hope yes win.

 

[weepiper]

http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/referendum-news/mystery-punter-adds-200k-to-his-wagerand-would-win-near-1m-with-no-vote.1409476800?utm_source=www.heraldscotland.com&utm_medium=RSS Feed&utm_campaign=Scottish News



I really hope yes win.

He's a London investment banker cunt. More money than most people can ever dream of earning on a pointless bet.

 

[butchersapron]

He'll make 170 grand off 800 grand and he might lose the lot. And he works in the city? They can't give him a better safer return than that? I could.

 

[The Boy]

More money than most people can ever dream of earning on a pointless bet.

So not altogether pointless, then .

Edit: totally misread your post as him winning more money than most would earn. Joke doesn't really work that way .

 

[The Boy]

He'll make 170 grand off 800 grand and he might lose the lot. And he works in the city? They can't give him a better safer return than that? I could.

In three months?

 

[butchersapron]

In three months?

Yep.

 

[The Boy]

Yep.

Fair enough. I've obviously been doing it wrong.

Though the thing about that story is that it doesn't tell us the size of his bank. Could be a relatively small for him.

 

[DairyQueen]

For a lot of angel capitalists, that that type of risk might be acceptable (although they would expect a much bigger return I would have thought). I think its no surprise its in London, as I do think Scots think it will be a lot closer than some commentators there.

 

[DairyQueen]

http://raymcrobbie.com/2014/08/27/return-of-the-britnats/

 

[Quartz]

Now that Cyclops has weighed in the No campaign is doomed.

 

[weepiper]

Here is that rarest of things, a journalist outside of Scotland who gets it.

http://www.theguardian.com/commenti...ndependence-yes-vote-turnout-polls?CMP=twt_gu