Scottish Independence Vote - Post your prediction here..
18 September 2014, 09:34 PM
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I predict a free Scotland.
YES is clearly more revolutionary in this particular context of the event than the NO, which sounds stagnant; again, in this particular context. Polling seems absolutely revolutionary there! I don't think Scotland has seen such zeal to poll in any of the elections in the history! Allowing over hundred thousand youngsters to vote also helps, I know. I will be very surprised if it goes other way, and the devastated Alex Salmond will be going for a pint to drown his sorrow.
If NO loses, our Cameron will stay in for a day or two before he goes out again.
YES is clearly more revolutionary in this particular context of the event than the NO, which sounds stagnant; again, in this particular context. Polling seems absolutely revolutionary there! I don't think Scotland has seen such zeal to poll in any of the elections in the history! Allowing over hundred thousand youngsters to vote also helps, I know. I will be very surprised if it goes other way, and the devastated Alex Salmond will be going for a pint to drown his sorrow.
If NO loses, our Cameron will stay in for a day or two before he goes out again.
18 September 2014, 09:42 PM
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18 September 2014, 09:47 PM
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18 September 2014, 09:51 PM
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Yup i reckon in this interweb age with all this technology. There could still be a few politicians who have heard of that age old espionage tool ,,, the rubber !!!
18 September 2014, 09:52 PM
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So what procedures are in place to prevent wrong doing Martin? Are the ballot boxes under protection till the votes are actually ready to be counted then under constant survellance (sp?) till the count is complete?
18 September 2014, 09:57 PM
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BTW are you seriously suggesting there's someone hidden away with a rubber and pencil altering the ballot papers?
18 September 2014, 10:02 PM
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And personally no i think any management of the figures would be done with a slip of the finger on inputting data to the system but when you have a system run by people you distrust totally its hard to overlook the gapingly obvious
18 September 2014, 10:05 PM
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I'm suggesting the current system could be open to exploitation, and some would actually be dishonest enough to do it.
18 September 2014, 10:19 PM
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18 September 2014, 10:22 PM
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18 September 2014, 10:26 PM
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18 September 2014, 11:00 PM
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What I see on Sky is that every counting person is making two piles in front. I presume one is for YES and the other one is for NO. But I don't see any one of them making a note of how many YES and how many NO. I mean, what if they forget the number, get mixed up etc.? 
I think they should have had two boxes each in front; green for YES and red for NO. Each box should have been big enough to contain maximum 100 votes only. Once full, move it behind you, and get on with your further counting and use new box. This way, they would have counted more accurately and re-count could have been much easier.
Anyway. Let them get on with it.
The YouGov poll speculates that it's 99% certain that the NO has won already.
I also hear that all Tories in London office are quite confident for the NO's win. I don't know who and what to believe.
I think they should have had two boxes each in front; green for YES and red for NO. Each box should have been big enough to contain maximum 100 votes only. Once full, move it behind you, and get on with your further counting and use new box. This way, they would have counted more accurately and re-count could have been much easier.
Anyway. Let them get on with it.
The YouGov poll speculates that it's 99% certain that the NO has won already.
I also hear that all Tories in London office are quite confident for the NO's win. I don't know who and what to believe.
18 September 2014, 11:10 PM
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Of course, I do, Joz! I hardly ever forget anything. Coincidentally it was only last night/early morning I was looking at the old photos and came across some pictures of that Chinese artist's workshop who wanted to leave the 'hot' and eat the 'dog' lol. Memories!
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19 September 2014, 02:53 AM
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3 councils' results in, so far...
NO winning by almost 60:40.
(I always thought NO might win by that exact ratio).
However, a long way to go yet, with the 'big boys' still to come, e.g. Glasgow, Edinburgh, etc., etc.
And don't forget, it's not the result of the 32 constituencies, but the actual amount of individual votes that it goes on. So 50% +1 of the vote is the minimum needed for that all-important overall majority.
NO winning by almost 60:40.
(I always thought NO might win by that exact ratio).
However, a long way to go yet, with the 'big boys' still to come, e.g. Glasgow, Edinburgh, etc., etc.
And don't forget, it's not the result of the 32 constituencies, but the actual amount of individual votes that it goes on. So 50% +1 of the vote is the minimum needed for that all-important overall majority.
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19 September 2014, 03:28 AM
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Sack it, I'm gonna push on through till time for work! My mincers are gonna feel like red hot needles have been pushed into them. And I'll be shattered. 
But what the hell... This is a once in a lifetime historic event.
Kettle's on...
But what the hell... This is a once in a lifetime historic event.
Kettle's on...
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19 September 2014, 04:02 AM
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6/32...
Dundee: 57/43 YES
OVERALL: 51/49 NO
This is gonna go down to the wire! The large councils - due to the huge number of voters involved (like this Dundee vote) - are gonna be the deciding factors. Unsurprisingly.
Dundee: 57/43 YES
OVERALL: 51/49 NO
This is gonna go down to the wire! The large councils - due to the huge number of voters involved (like this Dundee vote) - are gonna be the deciding factors. Unsurprisingly.
Last edited by joz8968; 19 September 2014 at 04:06 AM.