Pauline
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The Scotland Referendum, where Scots vote whether or not to stay in the UK, takes place in a few weeks - on September 18. Tonight is the second and final debate on the topic.
We will be in France when the vote happens, but I will be glued to the news. In 2013, pollster Nate Silver said there was no chance that Scotland would vote yes. The latest article that I read still has the NOs winning, but not by a large margin.
One profound effect on England would be that it would be much harder to get a Labour government elected, since all of Scotland's MPs, except one, are Labour. From the Financial Times - "Labour would need nearly a quarter of a million extra votes to win a majority at the next election if Scotland becomes independent, according to new calculations."
The Guardian has a good overview of the Scottish Independence vote.
(Yes, I am breaking my own rule about "no politics".)
We will be in France when the vote happens, but I will be glued to the news. In 2013, pollster Nate Silver said there was no chance that Scotland would vote yes. The latest article that I read still has the NOs winning, but not by a large margin.
One profound effect on England would be that it would be much harder to get a Labour government elected, since all of Scotland's MPs, except one, are Labour. From the Financial Times - "Labour would need nearly a quarter of a million extra votes to win a majority at the next election if Scotland becomes independent, according to new calculations."
The Guardian has a good overview of the Scottish Independence vote.
(Yes, I am breaking my own rule about "no politics".)