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83. I think kids may mature faster these days.

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Scottish independence: Voting under way in referendum [View all] Turborama Sep 2014 OP

yes 1dogleft Sep 2014 #1

Either way.. Helen Borg Sep 2014 #3

In this case it means "the slogan created by an issue's proponents" MrModerate Sep 2014 #5

Very fair comment. dipsydoodle Sep 2014 #7

People are voting No .. Lenomsky Sep 2014 #25

And I'm not there, so . . . MrModerate Sep 2014 #31

and neither are your co-workers .. Lenomsky Sep 2014 #34

I've been thinking that even a squeaker "no" victory is a defeat for Cameron and the politicat Sep 2014 #49

I can't see Cameron standing down anytime soon .. Lenomsky Sep 2014 #85

Ah. So a year of grumbling & planning to dump the whole slate politicat Sep 2014 #86

Well, my co-workers do have family in-country . . . MrModerate Sep 2014 #79

It's moot now ... Lenomsky Sep 2014 #84

I agree. Adrahil Sep 2014 #36

What a ridiculous comment... brooklynite Sep 2014 #32

Obviously, you are a Freedom Hater! :) Helen Borg Sep 2014 #57

Voting against separating is not necessarily an indication of not wanting freedom. merrily Sep 2014 #43

Indepenence 1dogleft Sep 2014 #70

I think there is a legitimate case iandhr Sep 2014 #61

What time (and in which time zone) do you think people will have a merrily Sep 2014 #2

Just heard on the radio here (Philly) that ~7:00 pm ET tonight BumRushDaShow Sep 2014 #4

Thank you! I am so curious about the outcome! merrily Sep 2014 #6

You'll never make it in modern politics with THAT attitude. Ken Burch Sep 2014 #9

Luckily, I was never under that particular delusion, so merrily Sep 2014 #11

PS Much easier to let the ideology go when it's not your own country. merrily Sep 2014 #44

First results around 9pm Eastern; overall result unlikely before midnight eastern muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #12

Thanks so much, MV. merrily Sep 2014 #16

Standard practice over there. And hand-marked, paper ballots. riqster Sep 2014 #77

Election officials are promising a decision by "breakfast time" tomorrow. brooklynite Sep 2014 #33

Hard to tell. Unless the polls are wrong, it could go down to the wire. NT Adrahil Sep 2014 #37

I cannot imagine the suspense. Either way, it so momentous. merrily Sep 2014 #45

So if this huge chunk pulls out from under the British monarchy Adenoid_Hynkel Sep 2014 #8

They're keeping the monarchy either way (nt) muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #13

Right. I suppose they will have a Governor General, like Canada & Oz. candelista Sep 2014 #38

I haven't heard they'd use one, no muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #40

Thanks for the link. candelista Sep 2014 #69

I think AH is saying he doesn't want to hear about them anymore, whether you merrily Sep 2014 #46

The title implied A_H thought Scotland would become a republic muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #53

Oh, you meant that Scotland will keep merrily Sep 2014 #54

Thanks for your response on the other thread (or this one?) about the debt. But how does freshwest Sep 2014 #62

Mary Queen of Scots was executed by QE1, but she had been in a plot to overthrow her muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #68

Thanks. Still find it odd that anyone wants royalty? What special powers do they have that make them freshwest Sep 2014 #73

Not happening. merrily Sep 2014 #17

How about the Duchess of York? candelista Sep 2014 #39

The question was whether the US media might stop reporting on the royals. merrily Sep 2014 #41

Independence wouldn't mean an end to the monarchy, even in Scotland LeftishBrit Sep 2014 #29

Please see Reply 46. merrily Sep 2014 #47

Probably we saw it in the same way because we're both Brits and thus interested in this referendum LeftishBrit Sep 2014 #51

Why do the 'Queen's realms' want her? They have PMs as the executor of laws passed by Parliament. freshwest Sep 2014 #63

The queen would not just be a "nominal" head of state. candelista Sep 2014 #71

16-17-year-olds get to vote on Scottish independence Baclava Sep 2014 #10

Wow, that's outside the box. merrily Sep 2014 #14

I got Scottish blood - maybe I can emigrate...duel citizenship Baclava Sep 2014 #74

I see nothing wrong with the young having a stake in their future Baclava Sep 2014 #78

I think kids may mature faster these days. merrily Sep 2014 #83

16 Year old are adults in Law ... Lenomsky Sep 2014 #35

Cameron is done... KJG52 Sep 2014 #15

Welcome to DU. If Cameron is done, do you think merrily Sep 2014 #18

How populist is Nick Clegg and the LibDems? BlueEye Sep 2014 #19

Another question: who would you like to see succeed Cameron? merrily Sep 2014 #20

Hahahaha Bosonic Sep 2014 #21

That's funny. Sitting here, I saw Brown as doing a pretty good job. merrily Sep 2014 #23

I think he was our best PM in 35 years - perhaps that's not saying much! LeftishBrit Sep 2014 #52

Ah, so your media is like ours, a tool first of the right and second of the establishment, merrily Sep 2014 #56

Yes - some of it is even owned by the same person (Murdoch)! LeftishBrit Sep 2014 #65

Of course. Why would he bless only the US with fairness and balance? merrily Sep 2014 #67

Brown: much better man than Blair, much worse politician (perhaps those go hand-in-hand?) Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #76

I just did not have a good gut feeling about Blair. merrily Sep 2014 #82

Not very! Labour is more so, but, at leadership level, not enormously. LeftishBrit Sep 2014 #30

Quite the opposite is true actually oberliner Sep 2014 #22

Thanks. I gathered that. Pity. But, given that, I can merrily Sep 2014 #24

My thought as well. KamaAina Sep 2014 #55

Let's kilt shop together. merrily Sep 2014 #59

Maybe the rUK Labour Party will be encouraged to go back to its roots. Demit Sep 2014 #27

We leftists all seem to dream. We can also do more than dream. merrily Sep 2014 #48

His successor as Tory leader would be a placeholder (probably Osborne at this point, maybe Hague) Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #75

Cameron KJG52 Sep 2014 #80

Interesting how many posts are pro-secession The2ndWheel Sep 2014 #26

but, but, but..... what about Balmoral? will it just become a tourist attraction *sarcasm* secondwind Sep 2014 #28

Very interesting. harun Sep 2014 #42

Actually, the Queen owns Balmoral outright. It's not like some of the other royal residences amandabeech Sep 2014 #50

Who gets the Stone of Scone? lovuian Sep 2014 #58

Scotland. okasha Sep 2014 #64

One wonders how many millions of pounds the No side has thrown into their campaign KamaAina Sep 2014 #60

No they haven't oberliner Sep 2014 #66

So you're cool with Burger King buying Tim Horton's and moving its HQ to Canada? KamaAina Sep 2014 #72

Those different situations. Adrahil Sep 2014 #81