Scots Stay With U.K.
Sept 20, 2014 6:33:19 GMT -5
Post by Michael Downing on Sept 20, 2014 6:33:19 GMT -5
According to a story I heard on Fox in the end many asked why the voted to stay in the UK and it was for economic reasons. In fact it was for the money that Britain pours into Scotland and the fact that it far exceeds the money the Scots send back the other way. No matter this is not the last we will hear about secession. There is an undercurrent stirring around the world.
www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/09/19/scotlands-secession-unsuccessful-as-voters-support-the-uk
Scots Stay With U.K.
Friday was not the Scottish Independence Day that many had hoped for. The U.K. instead remains unbroken.
What has been described as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for Scottish independence didn’t quite resonate with the majority of voters. Scotland will remain a part of the United Kingdom following a historic vote Thursday, when 55 percent of voters declined to split Scotland from the U.K. versus 45 percent who voted for autonomy.
“The people of Scotland have spoken, and it is a clear result. They have kept our country of four nations together, and like millions of other people, I am delighted,” British Prime Minister David Cameron said in a news conference Friday. “It would have broken my heart to see our United Kingdom come to an end.”
Instead, the broken hearts fall to a surprisingly strong Yes campaign for Scottish Independence. Led by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, the Yes campaign gained ground in recent weeks, creating a much closer final vote than many had expected. An early September poll from YouGov market research firm showed that a majority of Scots – 51 percent – were in favor of Scottish secession.
But that’s not how the country voted Thursday in a historic election in which 97 percent of the country’s 5.3 million people were registered to vote, according to The Guardian. A reported 84.6 percent turned out to the polls, according to CBC News, which far outstrips the about 56 percent of Americans who turned out in the 2012 presidential election.
www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/09/19/scotlands-secession-unsuccessful-as-voters-support-the-uk
Scots Stay With U.K.
Friday was not the Scottish Independence Day that many had hoped for. The U.K. instead remains unbroken.
What has been described as a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for Scottish independence didn’t quite resonate with the majority of voters. Scotland will remain a part of the United Kingdom following a historic vote Thursday, when 55 percent of voters declined to split Scotland from the U.K. versus 45 percent who voted for autonomy.
“The people of Scotland have spoken, and it is a clear result. They have kept our country of four nations together, and like millions of other people, I am delighted,” British Prime Minister David Cameron said in a news conference Friday. “It would have broken my heart to see our United Kingdom come to an end.”
Instead, the broken hearts fall to a surprisingly strong Yes campaign for Scottish Independence. Led by Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, the Yes campaign gained ground in recent weeks, creating a much closer final vote than many had expected. An early September poll from YouGov market research firm showed that a majority of Scots – 51 percent – were in favor of Scottish secession.
But that’s not how the country voted Thursday in a historic election in which 97 percent of the country’s 5.3 million people were registered to vote, according to The Guardian. A reported 84.6 percent turned out to the polls, according to CBC News, which far outstrips the about 56 percent of Americans who turned out in the 2012 presidential election.