I did read that a lot of oil is actually in English waters. The maritime border changed in 1999.
European Politics
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FREEDOM! (to the pre-1999 borders!)
But seriously, that seems to toss another big heaping lie in the Yes campaign's corner. They're full of them.
But seriously, that seems to toss another big heaping lie in the Yes campaign's corner. They're full of them.
RTC
Libera et impera!
But the question of independence has been proposed, so it's very much a what-if scenario.
There was something on the news tonight about a public discussion of having English regional assemblies. Not actually doing it, just talking about it.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
And the gullible patriotic morons have been lapping them all up.
"We would be allowed to use the British pound!" - false.
"We would be automatically accepted into NATO/EU/etc" - false
"Scotland has huge oil reserves and we shouldn't share" - false
"We would be automatically accepted into NATO/EU/etc" - false
"Scotland has huge oil reserves and we shouldn't share" - false
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
I'm pretty sure the First Minister said we'd keep the BBC as well, then started whining about how the BBC is biased towards the Union. IT'S CALLED THE FUCKING BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION! WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT? During the BBC's EU election coverage he complained to David Dimbleby about it and was pretty much laughed at.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Damned Scots! They ruined Scotland!
11:06 EST.
Clackmannanshire, Western Isles, Inverclyde, Orkney & Shetland Islands, and Renfrewshire have voted No.
Dundee has voted Yes, presumably tired of unicorn invaders.
No ahead 50.9%-49.1%
West Dunbartonshire votes Yes by about 5,000 votes. No's lead down to under 1000 votes.
Clackmannanshire, Western Isles, Inverclyde, Orkney & Shetland Islands, and Renfrewshire have voted No.
Dundee has voted Yes, presumably tired of unicorn invaders.
No ahead 50.9%-49.1%
West Dunbartonshire votes Yes by about 5,000 votes. No's lead down to under 1000 votes.
Midlothian goes No by the same margin appx.
Stirling and East Lothian declare No!
No is now up to 53.1%.
No is now up to 53.1%.
Falkirk goes NO by 8000 votes.
Angus goes no by over 10,000.
Dumfries goes no by 23,500.
Dumfries goes no by 23,500.
East Renfrewshire and East Dunbartonshire are both NO.
Aberdeen City goes no by over 25,000.
No: 55.9%
Aberdeen City goes no by over 25,000.
No: 55.9%
Bloody Glasgow.
When Fife declares shortly, it will be officially over. No will have won.