unit731 Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Who won? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 I'm surprised this succession thing is even taking place. In the 1800's, the South wanted to do just that in USA and more than half a million people died in the Civil War. What is different now? Nobody wants to fight. Fighting for one's country is passe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted September 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 Who won? It should be announced about 6.30-7.30am UK time on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 I was reading a piece that said something to effect that if Britain were a State in USA, it would be the poorest State in USA next to Alabama. This explains the state of Britain today. If you look at Britain in this light, it is not surprising that Scotland wants to secede. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted September 18, 2014 Report Share Posted September 18, 2014 The poorest state is Mississippi. The UK ranks 7th in average wage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_wage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzz Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 The poorest state is Mississippi. The UK ranks 7th in average wage. http://en.wikipedia....by_average_wage See below http://reason.com/blog/2014/08/27/britain-would-be-second-poorest-us-state Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Scottish independence: First referendum results declared The first results are coming in for the referendum to decide whether Scotland should stay in the UK or become an independent country. Clackmannanshire was the earliest to declare, with "No" winning 19,036 votes and "Yes" on 16,350 on an 89% turnout. Counting will be carried out through the night, with individual results announced for each of Scotland's 32 local authority areas. The final national result is expected after 06:30 BST (05:30 GMT) on Friday. Orkney was the second area to announce its result, with "No" winning 10,004 votes compared with 4,883 for "Yes" on a turnout of 83.7%. Polling expert Professor John Curtice of Strathclyde University said the Clackmannanshire result would be a "considerable disappointment" to the "Yes" side, who would have hoped to have done better in what is Scotland's smallest mainland local authority. ... http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29263022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 No in the lead, but it's still too close for comfort. Probably won't know for several days. << The largest area to declare so far, Inverclyde, voted "No" to leaving the United Kingdom by only 86 votes. Voters in the Western Isles, Orkney, Shetland and Clackmannanshire also voted against independence. >> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 If Scotland breaks away, these 8 places in Europe could be next http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/09/18/if-scotland-breaks-away-these-8-places-in-europe-could-be-next/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaiRai Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Right now 51% (no) to 49% (yes) - we'll know in the morning (Scot time) unless there's some unforeseen drama. I wonder if bookies are taking bets... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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