Many do. Personally I feel that the smokers should have been given the option of having a smoking room where the publican wanted to provide one. But that's not the point. Scotland was able to implement that rule for itself. The same goes for many other aspects of government in Scotland (Education and Health of significance). It isn't true that everythjing is imposed by "Westminster". Those of us in the South of England have just as much reason to be unhappy with policies imposed on us by governments dominated by a Labour party which gains a disproportionate number of seats in Westminster compared to the number of votes it gets.
Want see shite politics, look at Northern Ireland. Devolved power and all that crap. You annoy London, they are on the plane and telling you to do as your told and taking the money back.
Was your constituency one of the more emphatic "No's" @finm ? I voted "No" yet I still felt sick watching the coverage on College Green etc this morning (I stayed awake to watch the results). I personally find the UK's party political system a massive turn off - well not so much the system but what it has spawned. I personally found some of Farage's comments repulsive this morning. The Beeb approached him for his opinion yet his party has never so much as won a single seat. I can well imagine how many of the considered Yes voters are devastated this morning. The SNP as the single party backing this were always on an uphill march however I felt their divisive tactics in the end lost them the support of some "No" voters or those undecided. It was sad this morning to see Sir Brian Souter on the box this morning. He gave a great interview this morning yet during the campaign he came across as an utter asshole I thought. I think voters were honestly looking at him as a reasoned voice to represent the thoughts of big business yet he just didn't do that. Preferred instead to talk in rhetoric / rubbish and bash Westminster and any organisation that declared support for the "No campaign". In the latter stages both him and Jim Sillars I thought did more harm than good.
iT SURPRISED ME fIN HOW MUCH OF THE MAP WAS rED FOR THE nO VOTE. oops damn caps... The loudness of the YES vote made me worry that you were going to be successful. Never mind, at least you wont need your passport for Silverstone. Neither will we need to escort you back over the border.
cant make silverstone now. birthday this week end, loopallu next, the wife's in a fortnight, she thinks i am mad, but 4 week ends off in a row will cripple me.
Not surprising it was a massive turnout. If people weren't going to turn out for that, what would engage them? But then equally, you look at the miserable turn out for general elections and it has to be telling you that people are not engaged - because they don't really think they have much of a choice. It's a bit like a meat-eater being offered a menu in a vegetarian restaurant: nothing excites and you'd sooner not be in the place to begin with. Now if there was a sort of federalism, where more power was devolved locally and Westminster looked after the big issues (foreign and monetary policy, defence etc), people might be a lot more engaged. Also interesting how proportional representation is OK for the Scots, but not for Westminster. This might be the best possible outcome. All sorts of bits of the UK may end up getting what they really want without having to reinvent the entire wheel (which is what Scotland would have had to have done had the answer been Yes).
i am honestly not that surprised by the outcome, deeply chuffed the kids showed an interest with out any promps from us.
My bday on Monday. 49 ffs. I'm struggling to get my bike together for a jaunt to frog with mates. Ive got a week to get pipes back from camcoat, install them and book a CJS tune. Its not going to happen. Hoping my mates delay it due to him selling his gsxr6 and getting a gsxr1000 in the same time slot. Ive been pleased that its been a fairly good natured if not robust debate. Its also something Scotland should be rightly proud off. The rest of the world should take note to see how democracy works.
i voted liberal in the past because of the leader, i liked Kennedy and figured he would hire and fire accordingly
Oi Boots cut it oot, it might be a shitehole but somebody's got to live here (see the sacrifice I'm making for the rest of yooos) On the other hand Glasgow is twinned with Bethlehem. Late on any given Saturday night in the center you'd be pushed to tell the difference between Glasgow and Gaza. Some of the schemes bear a striking resemblance too, from the news footage I've seen (of Gaza that is, war reporters wouldnae have the bottle to go to the schemes) Regarding the vote North Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow and Dundee voted Yes, all areas with deprivation issues. This does not make me particularly proud of my fellow Weegies, then again I never was, but it is what I expected of them.
Interesting how they voted ... 16-17 year-olds = 71%-29% for YES 65+ Year olds = 73%-27% for NO Labour voters = 63%-37% for NO
Why didn't Salmonella just lie like all politician's. All he had to do was promise that pensions would safe with a strong possibility of them increasing. Didn't have to deliver, politician's don't need to deliver.
