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[coalescent]

It's been a while since I felt so completely out of step with what polls and elections tell me is the national mood. A friend of mine just emailed the list of places that actually voted Yes to AV -- Hackney, Glasgow Kelvin, Islington, Haringey, Lambeth, Cambridge, Oxford, Southwark, Camden, Edinburgh Central -- which makes some sense of this,

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[nuttyxander]

You forgot to blame the Queen and the wider royal family. Otherwise a clean sweep :)

[purplecthulhu]

And our more generalised Lizard Alien Overlords...

But yes, I think you have it surrounded.

Personally, if Scotland does go independent, there's a non-trivial chance I'd emigrate there.

[coalescent]

I suspect "Moving to Scotland" will become to the UK what "Moving to Canada" is to the US.

[purplecthulhu]

Don't get me started on the result of the Canadian election or the need for electoral reform in Canada. Just don't...

[coalescent]

You mean the election where most people got screwed by FPTP? ;-)

[purplecthulhu]

Like I said - don't get me started!

[andrewducker]

I assume that you'll bring your passport :->

[ninebelow]

I imagine that when Scotland becomes independent they will have to give us poor bastards south of the border dual citizenship if we want it.