Counts start in Scottish referendum

[Chicog]

BBC's "Official Forecast" is now NO.

[Mosha]

E Ayrshire No 53%

[iancnx]

No 54.2% right now

[Chicog]

BBC predicting 55-45.

[Mosha]

Pound at 1.65 v USD

[webfact]

26 Out of 32 Scottish Regions Finish Voting for Independence, 45.7% Say Yes, 54.3% Say No

EDINBURGH, September 19 (RIA Novosti) – With 26 out of 32 Scottish council areas having finished voting in the independence referendum, 45.7 percent of Scots are in favor of separating from the United Kingdom, while 54.3 percent are against.

So far, 1,176,952 Scottish people have voted "Yes", while 1,397,077 have voted "No".

Earlier, it was reported that Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, has opted for Scottish independence, according to the council area's referendum results.

Source: http://en.ria.ru/world/20140919/193077063/26-Out-of-32-Scottish-Regions-Finish-Voting-for-Independence-457.html

-- RIA Novosti 2014-09-19

[Tatsujin]

So, I presume then from the results, it's not going to happen?

[Keesters]

And if it's NO will that be the end of it or will some still push for 3rd time lucky.

[baboon]

Edinburgh say No. That surely has to be it?

[Mosha]

Abeerdeenshire No 60%

[iancnx]

Edinburgh NO result declared - makes it total NO of 54.67%

[iancnx]

Aberdeen NO. makes it a NO. 55.34%

[iancnx]

Argyle NO ... Takes it to total. 55.4%

[Mosha]

Edinburgh say No. That surely has to be it?

I think Glasgow was the final nail in the coffin

[baboon]

Edinburgh say No. That surely has to be it?

I think Glasgow was the final nail in the coffin

You could well be right, but I like to err on the side of caution..

[Keesters]

With only 3 areas left that surely has to be it. Or is it that close?

[Mosha]

Fife takes it over the line.

[PREM-R]

So Salmond has been sent homeward tae think again?

[Publicus]

NBC News in the U.S. has Glasgow voting yes but the overall national vote so far as strongly in favor of No.

No: 53.8&

Yes 46.2&

26 of 32 regions reported.

Waiting however for the financial center of Edinburgh to pretty much put it our of the reach of Yes.

I'd be pleased to see Scotland as a whole vote no on yes.

Each year at a school where I taught in Bkk there was international day with all the flags displayed of the many countries of the foreign teachers. Each year the Scots and the Brits expats waged a mortal struggle over the Scotts hanging out the St Andrews Cross flag as representing Scotland alongside the Union Jack.

The success of "no" in winning the referendum will settle things formally for a while but only for a while and I doubt it will ever subdue the bravehearts.

My god, just now from the Telegraph.....

The City of Edinburgh has said No by a big margin

Yes: 123,927

No: 194,638

Will the last one to leave please turn off the lights, thx.

[baboon]

Fife takes it over the line.

I can't say I am not well pleased that that demagogue Salmond has been defeated!

[iancnx]

Referendum declared as a NO vote.

No voters 55.42 % +

Och aye the noo

[Mosha]

Salmond speaking now.

[webfact]

Scottish voters reject independence from the rest of UK, official results show by margin of almost 10 percentage points /MCOT

[Keesters]

Referendum declared as a NO vote.

No voters 55.42 % +

Och aye the noo

Shouldn't that be Och naye the noo

555

[Publicus]

For the time being at least, which is good....

The United Kingdom is safe.

[webfact]

please continue:

Scottish referendum: Scotland votes no to independence

(BBC) Scotland has voted to stay in the United Kingdom after voters decisively rejected independence.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/761704-scotland-votes-no-to-independence/

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