Ben Walker (@MisterBenWalker) 10/09/2014 14:46 Ukip's Cllr Vines: "There are still Labour Cllrs here who knew and did nothing. They have not resigned. No action taken against them"
hey come on Salmond started it. It seems any old bollocks goes in the final days, as a paddy who has long borne the jibes of the thick Irish I look forward to passing on the baton to the tartan turnips.
The Westminster parties have shown total contempt for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the last few days. Trying to bribe Scottish voters in order to keep their hands on UK-wide power.
Without a nanny state, the pharmacist that recommended I use extra large condoms may have not have got sufficient training and could have been working on the checkout in Aldi
Lol. How did you explain your particular needs one wonders?
Without a nanny state, the pharmacist that recommended I use extra large condoms may have not have got sufficient training and could have been working on the checkout in Aldi
Lol. How did you explain your particular needs one wonders?
Tripped over it on the way in!
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sensible house prices in no time in an independent scotland!
That's the DM front page sorted for tomorrow ...
How about The Express - 'Was Diana killed to prevent her moving to an independent Scotland?'
I laughed, even of it is not my usual reading matter, so I find it hard to judge parodies of it!
Re the chap who asked about what is so Black about Wednesday, I was wondering too. Mr Alexander (D., LD subspecies) apparently reckons it comprises the Standard Life and BP announcements according to Andrew Sparrow on the Graun feed - and Mr Sparrow says "Somehow, it doesn’t feel as if that is going to catch on."
And Mr Cameron is apparently coming back to Scotland on Monday, What is he going to do, walk aaround a Fife town and have his Toryboys offer the locals six-packs of Standard Grade eggs from Lidl?
Without a nanny state, the pharmacist that recommended I use extra large condoms may have not have got sufficient training and could have been working on the checkout in Aldi
Lol. How did you explain your particular needs one wonders?
Without a nanny state, the pharmacist that recommended I use extra large condoms may have not have got sufficient training and could have been working on the checkout in Aldi
Lol. How did you explain your particular needs one wonders?
Tripped over it on the way in!
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Is there such a thing? (Just curious. I'm not going to look!)
The last English monarch in the Queen's ancestry was Henry VII. The clue is in the name of the Royal Houses. House of Stewart/Stuart James VI and I through to his great granddaughter Anne House of Hanover from George I, great grandson of James VI and I through his daughter Elizabeth the last Princess born in Scotland (before the late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon) down to George's 4x great grandson Edward VII House of Windsor from Edward VII's son George V to his great granddaughter Elizabeth II.
In short since 1603 the entire Royal house has been Germano-Scottish. The late Queen Mother was the first non German/Danish royal consort since William of Orange who was a king regnant himself anyway.
James VI and I had the advantage of being the great grandson of Princess Margaret Tudor through both his parents as she was grandmother to both Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Lord Darnley. He was the only serious successor to Elizabeth I rather than his cousins, the descendants of Princess Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk.
WikiGuido's avatar Alex Wickham @WikiGuido Let the fevered speculation begin... RT @helenam27: Rumour Survation poll out tonight will put Yes ahead at 54%
The Westminster parties have shown total contempt for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the last few days. Trying to bribe Scottish voters in order to keep their hands on UK-wide power.
I think they've shown contempt of Northern Ireland - there's a serious constitutional crisis emerging there and they are just ignoring it.
As for their back of a fag packet Devomax plans - I think that's more blind panic and incompetence than contempt of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Imagine if an out of touch TORY Lord of the Manner Fop had gone to scotland today to campaign for a No vote and did so by pressing for a merger in the scottish and english footie teams as part of this... I mean how out of touch would he and his party be?
Typical sign of the Tory detachment from the masses...
have I missed the news to mark black wednesday for the nats and to cheer union fans?
was it prescott calling on his soapbox for a combined england/scotland football team .... that must have turned it all around?
I presume it is the mortgage news.
No it was Standard Life moving to England and two oil nonentities (BP & SHELL) deriding the SNP's oil lies forecast.
The mortgage news was the cherry on the cake....
Sadly, any doomsaying from now on looks like coordinated desperation, and will sadly lack the impact of a statement made earlier in the year.
But with things so squeaky, it might make all the difference. I still think the large number of DKs will swing strongly to NO and save the day, and the union.
WikiGuido's avatar Alex Wickham @WikiGuido Let the fevered speculation begin... RT @helenam27: Rumour Survation poll out tonight will put Yes ahead at 54%
It's all over if it is 54% IMO. Unstoppable momentum for independence.
The Westminster parties have shown total contempt for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the last few days. Trying to bribe Scottish voters in order to keep their hands on UK-wide power.
I think they've shown contempt of Northern Ireland - there's a serious constitutional crisis emerging there and they are just ignoring it.
As for their back of a fag packet Devomax plans - I think that's more blind panic and incompetence than contempt of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The Westminster parties have shown total contempt for people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland over the last few days. Trying to bribe Scottish voters in order to keep their hands on UK-wide power.
I think they've shown contempt of Northern Ireland - there's a serious constitutional crisis emerging there and they are just ignoring it.
As for their back of a fag packet Devomax plans - I think that's more blind panic and incompetence than contempt of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
there's ALWAYS a serious consititutional crisis in NI, if the politicians miss this one they can be sure another one will be along soon.
@Easterross Fascinating, what was the royal lineage of the "Stewards" before they took the throne? I of course, might count the line of succession from the "Mad Earl" if I could be bothered to give a damn about who someones parents were.
Interesting Gerry Hassan piece - and re the PBer who was asking about Ms Sturgeon, it helpfully says
"This goes beyond dislike of Tories. Rather embarrassingly for Labour, Cameron and Miliband have the exact same levels of trust in Scotland: 23 per cent. The supposed saviour of the hour, Gordon Brown, is on 32 per cent (the same as Alistair Darling). First Minister Alex Salmond has a 42 per cent rating after seven years in office and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, 44 per cent."
I've just been re-reading Andrew Alderson's excellent book about his tour of duty in Iraq post the initial invasion. He was a merchant banker with Lazards before being mobilised via the TA, and ended up sorting out the economy of Basra et al after a casual mess conversation.
There's a great bit at the beginning when he discovers that the US military had cleared the Iraqi Central Bank of its notes and had them stashed in half a dozen massive shipping containers within the Green Zone. Andrew got his hands on $1bn of them - the first $48m arrived by helicopter in bin liners...
A new central bank in an independent Scotland would need big stockpiles of sterling if the country opted to adopt the pound without an agreement with the rest of the United Kingdom, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Wednesday.
He also said it was likely that economic borders would build up between an independent Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
Little more than a week before Scotland votes on independence, Carney told members of Britain's parliament that a Scottish central bank might need sterling reserves equivalent to at least 25 percent of Scottish gross domestic product.
I think they've shown contempt of Northern Ireland - there's a serious constitutional crisis emerging there and they are just ignoring it.
As for their back of a fag packet Devomax plans - I think that's more blind panic and incompetence than contempt of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The problem is the utterly illogical devolution settlement, whereby the Assembly cannot levy taxes, but has very substantial powers over welfare. In a time of economic crisis, and with the Assembly's inherent inability to make controversial decisions, the settlement was always going to come unstuck.
WikiGuido's avatar Alex Wickham @WikiGuido Let the fevered speculation begin... RT @helenam27: Rumour Survation poll out tonight will put Yes ahead at 54%
It's all over if it is 54% IMO. Unstoppable momentum for independence.
Rich pickings for Custody Service businesses in London if that's true.
WikiGuido's avatar Alex Wickham @WikiGuido Let the fevered speculation begin... RT @helenam27: Rumour Survation poll out tonight will put Yes ahead at 54%
It's all over if it is 54% IMO. Unstoppable momentum for independence.
@helenam27 21m Rumour Survation poll out tonight will put Yes ahead at 54%
If that is true, and it seems reliable, I am calling it for YES.
Well look on the upside, we can solve the deficit pretty quick now. All you have to do is go to Scotland find a local and trade 5 magic beans for 1 million barrels of oil, they literrally are that gullible.
I think they've shown contempt of Northern Ireland - there's a serious constitutional crisis emerging there and they are just ignoring it.
As for their back of a fag packet Devomax plans - I think that's more blind panic and incompetence than contempt of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The problem is the utterly illogical devolution settlement, whereby the Assembly cannot levy taxes, but has very substantial powers over welfare. In a time of economic crisis, and with the Assembly's inherent inability to make controversial decisions, the settlement was always going to come unstuck.
Particularly when SF is eyeing up electoral gains on a left wing platform in the Republic.
"Government whips 'making contingency plans for a yes vote', says Sky News
According to Sky News, government whips are making contingency plans for a yes vote. They are contacting MPs to find out where they will be after 18 September in case there has to be an emergency recall of parliament.
Sky News also says Number 10 has confirmed that David Cameron will return to Scotland to campaign on Monday next week."
The last English monarch in the Queen's ancestry was Henry VII. The clue is in the name of the Royal Houses. House of Stewart/Stuart James VI and I through to his great granddaughter Anne House of Hanover from George I, great grandson of James VI and I through his daughter Elizabeth the last Princess born in Scotland (before the late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon) down to George's 4x great grandson Edward VII House of Windsor from Edward VII's son George V to his great granddaughter Elizabeth II.
In short since 1603 the entire Royal house has been Germano-Scottish. The late Queen Mother was the first non German/Danish royal consort since William of Orange who was a king regnant himself anyway.
James VI and I had the advantage of being the great grandson of Princess Margaret Tudor through both his parents as she was grandmother to both Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Lord Darnley. He was the only serious successor to Elizabeth I rather than his cousins, the descendants of Princess Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk.
Many thanks, most interesting with some connections I was unaware of. I do rather doubt that HM would be moving permanently to Scotland, though!
Without a nanny state, the pharmacist that recommended I use extra large condoms may have not have got sufficient training and could have been working on the checkout in Aldi
Lol. How did you explain your particular needs one wonders?
Without a nanny state, the pharmacist that recommended I use extra large condoms may have not have got sufficient training and could have been working on the checkout in Aldi
Lol. How did you explain your particular needs one wonders?
Tripped over it on the way in!
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Apols! Didn't mean to lower the tone, and obv I am making all this up!
WikiGuido's avatar Alex Wickham @WikiGuido Let the fevered speculation begin... RT @helenam27: Rumour Survation poll out tonight will put Yes ahead at 54%
It's all over if it is 54% IMO. Unstoppable momentum for independence.
According to Sky News, government whips are making contingency plans for a yes vote. They are contacting MPs to find out where they will be after 18 September in case there has to be an emergency recall of parliament.
I imagine a lot of the opposition will be on their way to Manchester shortly after the result is announced.
@helenam27 21m Rumour Survation poll out tonight will put Yes ahead at 54%
If that is true, and it seems reliable, I am calling it for YES.
54% is likely to be minimum safety figure.Virtually all postal votes will have been cast with no ahead including Survation.Then there is the LMP -last minute panic factor.I will be waiting for ICM.
I know an analyst at Survation. She's not on the Indy team but she says that Cameron and Miliband will be sleeping MUCH easier tonight. A lot of people have finally come off the fence...
@isam "Apols! Didn't mean to lower the tone, and obv I am making all this up!" Just as well you said that, or a few of our more "light on their feet" posters would be asking to view the source material. :-)
According to Sky News, government whips are making contingency plans for a yes vote. They are contacting MPs to find out where they will be after 18 September in case there has to be an emergency recall of parliament.
I imagine a lot of the opposition will be on their way to Manchester shortly after the result is announced.
I know an analyst at Survation. She's not on the Indy team but she says that Cameron and Miliband will be sleeping MUCH easier tonight. A lot of people have finally come off the fence...
If they don't, I'm sure the Premier Inn will give them their money back.
According to Sky News, government whips are making contingency plans for a yes vote. They are contacting MPs to find out where they will be after 18 September in case there has to be an emergency recall of parliament.
I imagine a lot of the opposition will be on their way to Manchester shortly after the result is announced.
WikiGuido's avatar Alex Wickham @WikiGuido Let the fevered speculation begin... RT @helenam27: Rumour Survation poll out tonight will put Yes ahead at 54%
It's all over if it is 54% IMO. Unstoppable momentum for independence.
Imagine if an out of touch TORY Lord of the Manner Fop had gone to scotland today to campaign for a No vote and did so by pressing for a merger in the scottish and english footie teams as part of this... I mean how out of touch would he and his party be?
Typical sign of the Tory detachment from the masses...
Imagine if an out of touch TORY Lord of the Manner Fop had gone to scotland today to campaign for a No vote and did so by pressing for a merger in the scottish and english footie teams as part of this... I mean how out of touch would he and his party be?
Typical sign of the Tory detachment from the masses...
If YES wins, what will happen to the UK Olympic team in 2016?
According to Sky News, government whips are making contingency plans for a yes vote. They are contacting MPs to find out where they will be after 18 September in case there has to be an emergency recall of parliament.
I imagine a lot of the opposition will be on their way to Manchester shortly after the result is announced.
The 53 No 47 Y rumour comes from Iain McWhirter, about as well connected as it gets. However he's pro indy and he might be having fun with expectation, and also that poll represents no movement from Survation's prior poll - so how is that "quite something"?!
Yes, just joking.
Ian McWhirter's tweet seemed honest to me, rather than a bit of reverse ramping.
It would be "quite something" in the way that the dog failing to bark in the night was "quite something."
I know an analyst at Survation. She's not on the Indy team but she says that Cameron and Miliband will be sleeping MUCH easier tonight. A lot of people have finally come off the fence...
Is that a wind-up? This is not a time for wind-ups? How reliable is your friend?
I posted that immediately after Neil's "let's start a rumour" post. And it's ALWAYS time for wind-ups.
If YES wins, what will happen to the UK Olympic team in 2016?
Looks like rUK would be OK as we would still be under the British Olympic Committee, Scotland would not have time to set up a Committee and be recognised apparently.
@Easterross Fascinating, what was the royal lineage of the "Stewards" before they took the throne? I of course, might count the line of succession from the "Mad Earl" if I could be bothered to give a damn about who someones parents were.
Smarmeron, if you are particularly interested, let me know and I'll tell you. But for the plague in Lincoln in 1361 it would be my lot who would have been on the throne (of Scotland at least) rather than the Stewarts etc.
According to Sky News, government whips are making contingency plans for a yes vote. They are contacting MPs to find out where they will be after 18 September in case there has to be an emergency recall of parliament.
I imagine a lot of the opposition will be on their way to Manchester shortly after the result is announced.
Crumbs, was that them? Sheesh! Very nice for sure but to describe them as corset shoes immediately after a few sentences on the new three inch wedgies might have been a bit unfair on your male readers, Mrs C. Perhaps you could pace us a bit more next time.
God knows what you were expecting..... you do know that wedgies are shoes?
I will aim for less evocative descriptions. For the sake of your ice-clad wrists....
I know an analyst at Survation. She's not on the Indy team but she says that Cameron and Miliband will be sleeping MUCH easier tonight. A lot of people have finally come off the fence...
Is that a wind-up? This is not a time for wind-ups? How reliable is your friend?
Whenever there are people who stand to gain or lose large amounts of money I am deeply deeply suspicious of these 'I have a friend who tells me … blah blah' type messages. We get them every time and, frankly, I think Mike should instantly ban them unless they can name the source. This is, after all, a betting site.
The 53 No 47 Y rumour comes from Iain McWhirter, about as well connected as it gets. However he's pro indy and he might be having fun with expectation, and also that poll represents no movement from Survation's prior poll - so how is that "quite something"?!
Yes, just joking.
Ian McWhirter's tweet seemed honest to me, rather than a bit of reverse ramping.
It would be "quite something" in the way that the dog failing to bark in the night was "quite something."
A No lead after latest round of polls would be "quite something". It would also be first poll in which some fieldwork was done after the big YG poll was published. That said, as McWhirter is a political journalist it's a bit of a no-no to have broken an embargo. I think he's likely to have been fed figures by someone rather than having seen them himself.
According to Sky News, government whips are making contingency plans for a yes vote. They are contacting MPs to find out where they will be after 18 September in case there has to be an emergency recall of parliament.
I imagine a lot of the opposition will be on their way to Manchester shortly after the result is announced.
Imagine if an out of touch TORY Lord of the Manner Fop had gone to scotland today to campaign for a No vote and did so by pressing for a merger in the scottish and english footie teams as part of this... I mean how out of touch would he and his party be?
Typical sign of the Tory detachment from the masses...
If YES wins, what will happen to the UK Olympic team in 2016?
I know an analyst at Survation. She's not on the Indy team but she says that Cameron and Miliband will be sleeping MUCH easier tonight. A lot of people have finally come off the fence...
Is that a wind-up? This is not a time for wind-ups? How reliable is your friend?
I posted that immediately after Neil's "let's start a rumour" post. And it's ALWAYS time for wind-ups.
Crumbs, was that them? Sheesh! Very nice for sure but to describe them as corset shoes immediately after a few sentences on the new three inch wedgies might have been a bit unfair on your male readers, Mrs C. Perhaps you could pace us a bit more next time.
God knows what you were expecting..... you do know that wedgies are shoes?
I will aim for less evocative descriptions. For the sake of your ice-clad wrists....
The reality is that out of 54 Indy polls this year, a single solitary survey has put Yes ahead, by 47% to 45%.
It is remarkable and concerning how swiftly chaos has descended, and how firm the momentum to yes despite the arguments not shifting at all in recent week. Unfortunately, even if it is all a temporary moment, that's all that is needed, so long as it is the right moment.
@Easterross As I said, I don't really care who fathered who. Pictish convention was to hand "succession" through the maternal line which makes far more sense. As for our Lords, Ladies, and Royals? They gave up any claims in Scotland when they forgot what being a "chief" was about and sold themselves for gold. I must visit the "old chookie on the hill" and show him how much I respect him and his family again.
According to Sky News, government whips are making contingency plans for a yes vote. They are contacting MPs to find out where they will be after 18 September in case there has to be an emergency recall of parliament.
I imagine a lot of the opposition will be on their way to Manchester shortly after the result is announced.
Sadly, any doomsaying from now on looks like coordinated desperation, and will sadly lack the impact of a statement made earlier in the year.
I think it was Jonathan Freedland who argued the opposite. If the NO campaign had concentrated on fluffy positive stuff about the Union for the past couple of years they could then go to the fear, uncertainty and doubt stuff late on to seal the deal.
Because they've been banging on about the prospect of disaster for so long it's become a repetitive droning noise and is being discounted.
Bit of reverse proof... If it was a YES lead, our nat friends of this parish - who claim to be well connected - would be splurging it all over the place, rather than the routine neutral(ish) punters trawling twitter for clues.
Given there's nothing from them, particularly Stuart "tipping point" Dickson (I've got yer back mate) I think it's safe to say it isn't. Or they've got confused with the voodoo poll from earlier this afternoon.
I know. Apols. I confess this is quite exciting tho.
And let's face it this is a once-in-300 years event. It rather puts any election in the shade. And the consequences are far greater. So maybe political geeks like us can be excused some hypertension.
Bit like waiting for Christmas when you are five - with the difference that your presents might get taken away ...
@Easterross As I said, I don't really care who fathered who. Pictish convention was to hand "succession" through the maternal line which makes far more sense. As for our Lords, Ladies, and Royals? They gave up any claims in Scotland when they forgot what being a "chief" was about and sold themselves for gold. I must visit the "old chookie on the hill" and show him how much I respect him and his family again.
Like Jewishness. After all one know who one's mother is, but it's a wise child, they say ......
Couple of ladies, one space to be filled and a share of ex- (and possibly future) F1 drivers.
Chandhok and Senna were the original HRT pairing, I think. Da Costa has been spoken of as an F1 driver a few times. Trulli and Heidfeld will be driving as well.
I know. Apols. I confess this is quite exciting tho.
And let's face it this is a once-in-300 years event. It rather puts any election in the shade. And the consequences are far greater. So maybe political geeks like us can be excused some hypertension.
It is a rather better political year than 2014, the height of excitement of that year was the Eastleigh by election. And that was a damp squib.
Bit of reverse proof... If it was a YES lead, our nat friends of this parish - who claim to be well connected - would be splurging it all over the place, rather than the routine neutral(ish) punters trawling twitter for clues.
Given there's nothing from them, particularly Stuart "tipping point" Dickson (I've got yer back mate) I think it's safe to say it isn't. Or they've got confused with the voodoo poll from earlier this afternoon.
The MacWhirtier rumour of a 6 point NO lead exactly matches the rumour I heard this morning (from a new, untested, therefore unreliable source) - which I mentioned on here.
Curiouser and curiouser.
I still don't trust any of it.
Wish those bastards at the polling companies weren't such big teases. A 6 pt No lead would be unchanged from their last poll (assuming it is the figure with dont knows counted seperate), which would be what panelbase saw.
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The mortgage news was the cherry on the cake....
10/09/2014 14:46
Ukip's Cllr Vines: "There are still Labour Cllrs here who knew and did nothing. They have not resigned. No action taken against them"
spell IQ.
Re the chap who asked about what is so Black about Wednesday, I was wondering too. Mr Alexander (D., LD subspecies) apparently reckons it comprises the Standard Life and BP announcements according to Andrew Sparrow on the Graun feed - and Mr Sparrow says "Somehow, it doesn’t feel as if that is going to catch on."
And Mr Cameron is apparently coming back to Scotland on Monday, What is he going to do, walk aaround a Fife town and have his Toryboys offer the locals six-packs of Standard Grade eggs from Lidl?
House of Stewart/Stuart James VI and I through to his great granddaughter Anne
House of Hanover from George I, great grandson of James VI and I through his daughter Elizabeth the last Princess born in Scotland (before the late Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon) down to George's 4x great grandson Edward VII
House of Windsor from Edward VII's son George V to his great granddaughter Elizabeth II.
In short since 1603 the entire Royal house has been Germano-Scottish. The late Queen Mother was the first non German/Danish royal consort since William of Orange who was a king regnant himself anyway.
James VI and I had the advantage of being the great grandson of Princess Margaret Tudor through both his parents as she was grandmother to both Mary Queen of Scots and Henry Lord Darnley. He was the only serious successor to Elizabeth I rather than his cousins, the descendants of Princess Mary Tudor, Duchess of Suffolk.
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Let the fevered speculation begin... RT @helenam27: Rumour Survation poll out tonight will put Yes ahead at 54%
As for their back of a fag packet Devomax plans - I think that's more blind panic and incompetence than contempt of England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Typical sign of the Tory detachment from the masses...
But with things so squeaky, it might make all the difference. I still think the large number of DKs will swing strongly to NO and save the day, and the union.
Fascinating, what was the royal lineage of the "Stewards" before they took the throne?
I of course, might count the line of succession from the "Mad Earl" if I could be bothered to give a damn about who someones parents were.
Interesting Gerry Hassan piece - and re the PBer who was asking about Ms Sturgeon, it helpfully says
"This goes beyond dislike of Tories. Rather embarrassingly for Labour, Cameron and Miliband have the exact same levels of trust in Scotland: 23 per cent. The supposed saviour of the hour, Gordon Brown, is on 32 per cent (the same as Alistair Darling). First Minister Alex Salmond has a 42 per cent rating after seven years in office and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, 44 per cent."
There's a great bit at the beginning when he discovers that the US military had cleared the Iraqi Central Bank of its notes and had them stashed in half a dozen massive shipping containers within the Green Zone. Andrew got his hands on $1bn of them - the first $48m arrived by helicopter in bin liners...
It's a super book. http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/10/uk-scotland-independence-carney-idUKKBN0H51NM20140910
@StephenCarr5 @helenam27 that's a false rumour from the AM, based on the barker poll http://barker.co.uk/scotlandpoll #survation #indypoll
Simply copying. No idea myself.
Anothher tweet suggests 53% Yes, but there are others...
#jockandthebeanstalk
According to Sky News, government whips are making contingency plans for a yes vote. They are contacting MPs to find out where they will be after 18 September in case there has to be an emergency recall of parliament.
Sky News also says Number 10 has confirmed that David Cameron will return to Scotland to campaign on Monday next week."
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/scottish-independence-blog/live/2014/sep/10/scottish-independence-referendum-cameron-miliband-and-clegg-visit-scotland-to-campaign-for-no-live#block-54106d0ce4b0f4333c5dc5c8
I'm going for no movement or a 1% fall back for Yes.
"Apols! Didn't mean to lower the tone, and obv I am making all this up!"
Just as well you said that, or a few of our more "light on their feet" posters would be asking to view the source material.
:-)
One thing that baffles me is that if the Noes have it, it's little different from Surv's last poll, hence hardly worth the ramping?
"The question was displayed to 2,873 people, from which 1,000 responded."
Displayed means online of some sort (web-users) and not face to face or direct speech.
No movement from Survation would be "quite something" given what's been happening. As would a lead for Yes.
Ian McWhirter's tweet seemed honest to me, rather than a bit of reverse ramping.
It would be "quite something" in the way that the dog failing to bark in the night was "quite something."
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/sep/06/scotland-independence-rio-olympics-sir-craig-reedie
I will aim for less evocative descriptions. For the sake of your ice-clad wrists....
Name your source or shut up. There is a lot of money that can be won or lost and mischief may be in the air.
And I don't mean the 80s haircut
Well if I manage to back a couple of decent-priced winners I really won't give a proverbial about who's following who.
As I said, I don't really care who fathered who. Pictish convention was to hand "succession" through the maternal line which makes far more sense.
As for our Lords, Ladies, and Royals? They gave up any claims in Scotland when they forgot what being a "chief" was about and sold themselves for gold.
I must visit the "old chookie on the hill" and show him how much I respect him and his family again.
There's 4 million plus staked on betfair alone on this.
Just saying like.
It'll be a NO lead. But there's still 8 days to go..
Because they've been banging on about the prospect of disaster for so long it's become a repetitive droning noise and is being discounted.
Stephen Paton @stephenpaton134
Something is happening in George Square. ;-) #indyref pic.twitter.com/AtQONpFeGw
Given there's nothing from them, particularly Stuart "tipping point" Dickson (I've got yer back mate) I think it's safe to say it isn't. Or they've got confused with the voodoo poll from earlier this afternoon.
http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/jennie-gow-front-itv4-formula-e-coverage
Edited extra bit: there's a Betfair market which hasn't got going yet, but nothing on Ladbrokes.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wedgie
http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/teams.aspx
Couple of ladies, one space to be filled and a share of ex- (and possibly future) F1 drivers.
Chandhok and Senna were the original HRT pairing, I think. Da Costa has been spoken of as an F1 driver a few times. Trulli and Heidfeld will be driving as well.
Perhaps Hurst was expecting something like this?
http://www.viecouture.com/oo-la-la-corset-shoes/
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Scottish Independence Poll (Survation):
YES - 47%
NO - 53%