Independence Referendum

[TightEnd]

Stunning speech from Cameron, seizing the moment.

Of course, what he has laid out just happens to favour the Conservatives, but still a significant occasion.

English nationalism, greater devolution by region possibly, is a train that has left the station.

Not sure it will happen for 2015 but the pressure for the 60+ Scottish MPs to not be able to vote on English matters is going to be the next biggie

[Woodsey]

Ashamed.

That is all.  The quislings,rich and Labour elite have done a huge disservice to their country.  

TORY/UKIP coalition next year to top it off.

Here, you forgot your coat mate  






  

[TightEnd]

Perhaps a new thread would be appropriate

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[Marky147]

LOL

[doubleup]

As an aside

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29264151

...Each ballot paper has an individual number attached to it, so officials will now have to sort through the ballots and attempt to find these 10 papers.

They will then be removed...

This means that the ballot is not actually secret any more, which of course doesn't matter as we are in a free society....

[redsimon]

As an aside

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29264151

...Each ballot paper has an individual number attached to it, so officials will now have to sort through the ballots and attempt to find these 10 papers.

They will then be removed...

This means that the ballot is not actually secret any more, which of course doesn't matter as we are in a free society....

Pretty standard after an election to have a "marked" electoral register so you can see "who" voted but not "how" they voted.

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Lord Ashcroft @LordAshcroft 

Overnight I have polled 2,047 voters in the Scottish referendum. Results...





YES voters most motivated by anti-Westminster feeling and the NHS; NO voters by the currency and pensions:

Click to see full-size image.

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[baldock92]

And so it's decided, Andy Murray is still ours. Until he loses of course

[Woodsey]

Pic of a board member here perhaps?  

[doubleup]

As an aside

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29264151

...Each ballot paper has an individual number attached to it, so officials will now have to sort through the ballots and attempt to find these 10 papers.

They will then be removed...

This means that the ballot is not actually secret any more, which of course doesn't matter as we are in a free society....

Pretty standard after an election to have a "marked" electoral register so you can see "who" voted but not "how" they voted.

No you've missed the point - Mrs McTavish went along to the polling booth to see her name scored off with a number beside it.  She said that she hadn't voted, so they gave her a new ballot paper and removed the one with the appropriate number from the count (and obviously can tell who the fraudster voted for by looking at it).  So if this is done in another election, "they" can directly trace who voted what, should they wish to, for instance for an extremist party.

[Kmac84]

We are not getting devo max.

We are fucked, but lets see the mock outrage when we arefaced with a UKIP/Tory Coalition next year. 

[redsimon]

As an aside

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29264151

...Each ballot paper has an individual number attached to it, so officials will now have to sort through the ballots and attempt to find these 10 papers.

They will then be removed...

This means that the ballot is not actually secret any more, which of course doesn't matter as we are in a free society....

Pretty standard after an election to have a "marked" electoral register so you can see "who" voted but not "how" they voted.

No you've missed the point - Mrs McTavish went along to the polling booth to see her name scored off with a number beside it.  She said that she hadn't voted, so they gave her a new ballot paper and removed the one with the appropriate number from the count (and obviously can tell who the fraudster voted for by looking at it).  So if this is done in another election, "they" can directly trace who voted what, should they wish to, for instance for an extremist party.

Yes, think I misread you.  Have been up all night getting my electo porn tho

used to be a theory that MI5 did or do.

http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1051,00.html

[maccol]

Salmond leaping out of the political front line.

[TightEnd]

Salmond barred Mail, Telegraph and Express journos from his resignation press conference. Guardian refuse to go as result