#independence debate

[tooradianforyou]

Really, really hoping for a 'no' outcome of the referendum

[songzichens]

ABOUT TOMORROW'S REFERENDUM

If you are not Scottish and you vote yes, that's fine. Your vote does not affect your nationality, no matter if you consider yourself Scottish or British.

If you are Scottish and you vote no, you are still as Scottish as you feel. Wanting to remain part of the UK does not make you any less Scottish and you can still be a proud patriot like anyone else.

Your vote = your politics =/= your nationality.

It's just politics.

And it does not affect who you are, or who you will be.

[paulbrasington]

National disgrace

National disgrace - why independence is on the agenda, and why we need another word (and idea)

This is a week when it’s hard not to think about nationalism and identity. I’m going to join in the chorus.

English nationalism has mostly been a bundle of contradictions, an incoherent mishmash of arrogance and self-doubt. In the 19th century a sense of entitlement, superiority and greed fired the expansion of an unprecedented empire, feelings which linger today. At the same time it’s pretty…

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[jayneysimp]

this independence debate is going to tare my family apart, this arguing is worse than ever

[shannon--adams]

so there's another debate on tonight who's putting bets on alex salmond fucking up again

[yahoonewsdigest-gb]

Scottish independence: Salmond and Darling set for final TV showdown

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Scottish independence: Salmond and Darling set for final TV showdown

The two protagonists in Scotland's independence referendum campaign are preparing to face each other for a second live TV debate. North Sea oil wealth, currency and the National Health Service are expected to form the battleground when Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling go head-to-head. The two men will clash before a public audience at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery. The The 90-minute debate will be screened on BBC One Scotland and across the rest of the UK on BBC Two, from 8:30pm tonight.

The biggest single thing that was clear was that Alex Salmond doesn't know what his plan B is, or else he's not telling us.

Alistair Darling, speaking to Sky News

In the first debate on August 5, Mr Darling - the former Chancellor and leader of the pro-Union Better Together campaign - was widely judged to have won the contest. Mr Salmond, the leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) has been under sustained pressure to reveal his "Plan B" after his preferred option of keeping the pound in a currency union with the remainder of the UK was ruled out by all the main UK parties. As voting day on September 18 draws nearer, the latest poll shows support for the pro-independence camp stands at 43 per cent against 57 per cent for opponents.

My appeal and strategy for the debate is not just to score points in the debate, it's to get across to people in their living rooms and their homes.

Alex Salmond, speaking to Sky News

[automaticapple]

Staying on Tumblr to get away from the independence debate. It's safe here. Everyone is American and doesn't have terrifyingly strong opinions on it. 

[rivermoonpie-blog]

Apparently the £ can not be kept if we gain independence. I can find a bunch of examples of independent countries that use the £, and are no longer part of the UK. If thats your only argument Better Together, try harder.