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Scotland should be counting their lucky stars they didn't declare independence. Price of oil is not happy.

SNP's success in Scotland has nothing to do with rising support there and everything to do with people voting on a single issue. We used to see the same in Quebec for about 20 years. Percentage of people who voted SNP was about 45% - same percentage of people who voted Yes.
 
Just out of curiosity - What makes you so passionate about the issue of Scottish independence?
 
LooseCannon said:
Scotland should be counting their lucky stars they didn't declare independence. Price of oil is not happy.

SNP's success in Scotland has nothing to do with rising support there and everything to do with people voting on a single issue. We used to see the same in Quebec for about 20 years. Percentage of people who voted SNP was about 45% - same percentage of people who voted Yes.
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Ermm, thanks for the lecture about the country I live in. It was 50% of the electorate which voted SNP, btw. That stat is pretty easily found in literally any report about the election. Incidentally, what was the single issue?
 
CriedWhenBrucieLeft said:
Ermm, thanks for the lecture about the country I live in. It was 50% of the electorate which voted SNP, btw. That stat is pretty easily found in literally any report about the election. Incidentally, what was the single issue?
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Adjust for the people who didn't vote in the general but did vote in the referendum. Same people who voted for the SNP are the same ones who voted yes. (IIRC, turnout in Scotland was highest in the UK in the general, but still nothing like the referendum.)

And by "single issue" voters I mean people who vote based on where they feel for Scotland as a member of the union. SNP's got a lot of reasons to vote for them or against them, but it's fairly evident they have brought together a very solid coalition of Scots on their major policy piece: devolution of powers.

Forostar said:
Quebec has no EU or other union to worry about, in a sense that Canada could leave it.
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Quebec has no EU, no. They are currently a part of NAFTA, though, to which they may not be considered a signatory. NATO, same deal.
 
LooseCannon said:
Adjust for the people who didn't vote in the general but did vote in the referendum. Same people who voted for the SNP are the same ones who voted yes. (IIRC, turnout in Scotland was highest in the UK in the general, but still nothing like the referendum.)

And by "single issue" voters I mean people who vote based on where they feel for Scotland as a member of the union. SNP's got a lot of reasons to vote for them or against them, but it's fairly evident they have brought together a very solid coalition of Scots on their major policy piece: devolution of powers.


Quebec has no EU, no. They are currently a part of NAFTA, though, to which they may not be considered a signatory. NATO, same deal.
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I've replied in the European Politics thread:
CriedWhenBrucieLeft said:
You should have said voters then, not percentage...
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Perun said:
Just out of curiosity - What makes you so passionate about the issue of Scottish independence?
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I am not that passionate about it, although I see a big risk about the upcoming referendum, and am clearly not a fan of Cameron and company. Many people in the UK see this risk, since they are divided on the issue.

But when people like Black Wizard are so passionately against EU and against Scottish independence, I like to oppose that every once in a while. I tried to be humorous this time. ;)
 
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Forostar said:
I am not that passionate about it, although I see a big risk about the upcoming referendum. Many people in the UK see this, since they are divided on the issue.

But when people like Black Wizard are so passionately against EU and against Scottish independence, I like to oppose that every once in a while. I used some humour this time. But hey, everyone their own interpretation. ;)
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Plus, there's no need to hate Andy Murray for it.
 
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