The turnout shows the level of engagement that can be achieved when people see that a vote actually means something and will have a tangible effect. Something for the professional politicians to think about. Offer a real choice and people might be engaged...
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It's Referendum polling day
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@GroomB: Wales fears diminished voice after Scottish referendum, whatever result. #indyref http://t.co/7OHwrkq8Zw
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/18/9-things-scottish-referendum-campaign-taught-us
Quite a good list.
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@cymrogav: I quite fancy Scotland bogging off, if only so we're forced to redesign the union jack and get to whack a big dragon on it. #indyref
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@GeorgeFoulkes: Whatever the result of IndyRef we need to start looking at reversing centralisation & more devolution & decentralisation WITHIN Scotland.
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Remind me who he is/was.
Actually I remember when he was an Edinburgh councillor. Did quite a lot of good stuff. Even started the Meadows Festival.
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Ah, Lord Foulkes.
I sat in front of him and another Lord (who I didn't recognise) on a late night plane home from London City. Both appeared to have been enjoying the subsidised bar at the House. Foulkes snored loudly the whole way back.
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Portobello was very busy this morning and I had to queue. The Green Yes team were very good at keeping an eye on my bike!
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ya grl @psyvho 4h
"what will Scotland do when the oil runs out?"I don't know ask England, theirs runs out tomorrow
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Polling station was busier than I've seen it, not hard mind but still. I'm curious to see the turn out almost as much as the result.
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If they are going to be relying on helicopters getting the votes to Ingliston I wouldn't set your alarm clock too early. Low cloud & fog
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Is this an omen? I hope so:
http://www.strava.com/activities/196295623/segments/4620931031
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Got home three hours ago, visited the polling station on the way back from Waverley.
Must have timed it perfectly as surprisingly unbusy: I mean folk were entering and leaving but fairly quiet. Chatted to the folk at the desk and they said they expected it to be much busier from 5pm onwards.
Good crowd of Yes and No activists outside the polling station. On fella confused me for a moment with his green "HOW NO?" badge. A Yes bloke asked to read my t-shirt, which was partly obscured by jaiket. I showed him: "Another Scotland is possible,"
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Sarah Moyes @moyesy
It's pretty unbelievable to think a polling station in Falkirk has already closed because it's had 100% turnout #indyrefPosted 9 years ago # -
^ although it is not true apparently.
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Osama Saeed @OsamaSaeed
Turnout at my polling station in East Dunbartonshire is an amazing 85%. Still two hours to go. #indyref----
Gary Paterson MSYP @MrGaryPaterson
Apparently we were at 18% turnout by 10am, and some poll stations have closed having reached 100% turnout! Proud of Scotland! #indyref----
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@stiltskin, I thought it unlikely. But hey, I'm just RTing, not an endorsement...
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Aye, just wan o they silly twitter things. Here's the deal, apparently:
One and a quarter hours left to vote, folks!
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Claire Perry, the rail minister, has become the first Conservative frontbencher to join the growing rebellion over promises to giveScotland more powers regardless of the referendum result, by warning against "promises of financial party bags".
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@splatpest: Thousands in Catalonia are holding a vigil for Scotland right now and praying for it's independence. #indyref http://t.co/CLIxs0hzEl
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Scottish Referendum
Tweet mentions:
Yes: #voteyes, #yesscotland, #voteyesscotland
No: #voteno, #bettertogether, #nothanks"
http://trendsmap.com/v2/Lf62/w
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@davermoore: Holyrood is a busy place this evening... #SpotlightOnScotland #IndyRef http://t.co/tKXYgEzmLX
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@patrickharvie: Heading into town for a wander round before results shows begin. The bus driver asked me "So are we gonna do it?" I wish I knew the answer!"
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@Kenny__Stewart: No exit polls commissioned but think I'm right in saying that YouGov has one last normal poll, conducted today, due at ten. #indyref"
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@rkingphoto: The first exit poll results have been released from the Island of Tiree
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>Apparently it's too close to Coll!!!!!
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@jonnylee6_9: Exit poll latest from Scotland ....
YES 45%
NO 40%
Buckfast 15%"
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@Colbangers: My immediate family exit poll:
Yes: 11
No: 1 (pensioner)"
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@Edinburgh_CC: The first postal votes have entered the Highland Hall for the #indyref http://t.co/3FK4RHGcSu
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@gancom: We could learn a lot from the Scots tonight. If we had 80% turnout each election scum like Bush would never get elected. #indyref
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