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Scotland has voted ‘NO’ to Independence in their Referendum.
The aim of this poll was to determine if Scotland should become its own independent country or not, separate from Britain. The full name of the country is ‘The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’. Scotland is a part of Great Britain and shares power with England and Wales, although England has the biggest share. As a result of this poll, Scotland will remain where it is until 2029.
This was actually a second referendum to determine a clear winner after the first one a fortnight ago. Had there not been a clear winner this time, a third and final vote would have happened in October. The first vote ended with ‘YES’ just narrowly getting 51% rounded up. However, the minimum required for a decisive win is 55%. And ‘NO’ won by 55%. At this point, one district has not recorded an official result. But not enough people voted there to potentially cost ‘NO’ their decisive win. If a third poll had been forced, then ‘YES’ would have to get a decisive win, or ‘NO’ would win by default. No matter how you measure the results, it was very close by ‘NO’ clearly won.
One good thing about this is that the ‘YES Campaign’ doesn’t have to explain what Independence would actually mean. They said that Scotland would become its own separate country and would have full control. But there were dozens of other crucially important factors that have never been explained. Not that they matter now.
Many other countries around the world have encouraged Scotland to vote ‘YES’. The strongest argument is because most of the U.K.’s oil is on Scottish land, so Scotland would potentially survive better without the rest of the U.K. claiming some of that profit. But then again, these countries were surprised that Scotland could separate from Britain through a vote, and not a war.
People who go to college or work in Scotland but do not live there were also allowed to vote. All they had to do is provide a valid UK or Irish passport, and proof that they are a registered employee/student with a Scottish organisation.
For what it is worth, the strangest supporters were from Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is small country within Ireland that belongs to Britain. It is also where Tired is from. It is not considered to be a part of Great Britain and does not share power with the other three countries. There was a theory that if Scotland gained Independence, then Northern Ireland could too and then become a superpower with Scotland. However, if Northern Ireland gained Independence from Britain, it would automatically come back under Irish rule.
The aim of this poll was to determine if Scotland should become its own independent country or not, separate from Britain. The full name of the country is ‘The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’. Scotland is a part of Great Britain and shares power with England and Wales, although England has the biggest share. As a result of this poll, Scotland will remain where it is until 2029.
This was actually a second referendum to determine a clear winner after the first one a fortnight ago. Had there not been a clear winner this time, a third and final vote would have happened in October. The first vote ended with ‘YES’ just narrowly getting 51% rounded up. However, the minimum required for a decisive win is 55%. And ‘NO’ won by 55%. At this point, one district has not recorded an official result. But not enough people voted there to potentially cost ‘NO’ their decisive win. If a third poll had been forced, then ‘YES’ would have to get a decisive win, or ‘NO’ would win by default. No matter how you measure the results, it was very close by ‘NO’ clearly won.
One good thing about this is that the ‘YES Campaign’ doesn’t have to explain what Independence would actually mean. They said that Scotland would become its own separate country and would have full control. But there were dozens of other crucially important factors that have never been explained. Not that they matter now.
Many other countries around the world have encouraged Scotland to vote ‘YES’. The strongest argument is because most of the U.K.’s oil is on Scottish land, so Scotland would potentially survive better without the rest of the U.K. claiming some of that profit. But then again, these countries were surprised that Scotland could separate from Britain through a vote, and not a war.
People who go to college or work in Scotland but do not live there were also allowed to vote. All they had to do is provide a valid UK or Irish passport, and proof that they are a registered employee/student with a Scottish organisation.
For what it is worth, the strangest supporters were from Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is small country within Ireland that belongs to Britain. It is also where Tired is from. It is not considered to be a part of Great Britain and does not share power with the other three countries. There was a theory that if Scotland gained Independence, then Northern Ireland could too and then become a superpower with Scotland. However, if Northern Ireland gained Independence from Britain, it would automatically come back under Irish rule.