The Yes Movement might have had tremendous ground swell in Scotland, but today it looks likely to be taken down faster than a Triple H-wielded sledgehammer to the back of the head.
The proud Celtic nation headed to the polls today, with an overwhelming voter turn out keen to have their say on the nation’s future, as a public referendum into whether or not Scotland should become an Independent nation was put to a vote. Despite polls in the lead up suggesting that the vote was split down the middle, or even slightly in favour of Yes, results are indicating that the No vote will ultimately win out this time.
With 29 of Scotland’s 32 councils counted, the No vote has garnered 55.4% of the vote, compared to the Yes side’s 44.6%.
A victory for the Yes side would have seen the nation pull out of the 307-year old union with England and the United Kingdom, forming their own independent state within 18 months. This would have had big-time ramifications for the England, beyond simply removing the St Andrews Cross from the Union Jack – namely tax revenue from oil in the north sea would have been redirected to Scotland, the UK could well have lost its’ seat on the UN Security Council, and its stance as a European economic power would have been in severe jeopardy.
But as it stands, the United Kingdom will remain in tact. For now, at least.
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via The Guardian.
