This shows where the vote was won and lost, almost completely with those
on or approaching pension. I think that the 18-24 group voting no was largely
down to fears about losing jobs or benefits (where I think there was also
scaremongering) but also the large number of students from other parts of the
UK that are in Scotland and could vote.
Woodenhands,
I was born in St Andrews and although I moved aged four I have been back many
times since. I meant no offence to
anyone and was, and am, of course generalising.
I’m sure many in Lamond Drive etc voted yes, but I’m equally sure the
student vote made sure of a resounding no in the home of golf. I do also know that all sorts of people voted
yes, my wife is English and did and the SNP used to be known as the tartan tories. What I was trying to say was four councils voted yes to
independence they were (Dundee City 57%,
West Dunbartonshire 54%, Glasgow 53% and North Lanarkshire 51%) all areas of where a higher than average percentage of the population are on low income.
I agree with your last sentence and sort of hope the promises are broken.
As to over for a long time, I don’t think so. Every election, UK and Scottish, is if not a
referendum then close to one. If the SNP
get over 50% in any of these then they can certainly call one, and on the age
figures all that is needed is to keep people voting the way did for a couple of
years. Make sure the 16/17yo’s don’t
turn in to frightened 20yo’s and discuss the lies that were told on pensions so
that those in their late 40’s and 50’s remember next time.
SNP membership was 25,642 on Thursday at 5pm.
Guardian 21/09/14: The SNP said its membership had leapt by more than a third, from 26,000 to 36,000 in the days after the referendum.
Now I’m finished, though a response to something
could happen.