I have a feeling the results will vary widely from place to place. It's a fair bet that Dumfriesshire will vote 'no' (they elected the Tory MP and, if I remember correctly, were the only region to vote against devolution). The prospect of losing a large part of the financial industry should mean that Edinburgh will vote 'no'. Similarly, the inevitable loss of defence jobs should swing the votes in any area which depends on them. Helensburgh might be interesting - Faslane must account for a large part of the local economy. Orkney, as a staunch Liberal area, likewise. Perthshire I would guess will be a 'yes' area.rebeccariots2 wrote:I'd like to think you may be right. The irrevocable nature of voting YES is what is hitting me, and probably a lot of others, most hard in these last couple of weeks. There is no turning around in a few months or years time. And what is going on in Europe is less than reassuring at the same time.AnatolyKasparov wrote:I wonder if the recent polls in Scotland will actually concentrate minds in a way not entirely to Salmond's liking??
It is one thing to sound off about "Cameron......Tories......so I'm voting yes" when "no" looks certain to win anyway.
But if "the unthinkable" genuinely seems possible, some might actually think hard whether they *really* want to take such an irrevocable step?
It's the poorer (traditionally Labour-supporting) areas which are the unknowns (imo). Will the voters fall for the "everyone will be richer" rhetoric of the SNP?