Indyref day

[pjc50]

(This isn't terribly coherent, but I had to dump it to LJ to get it out of my head)

Comments

[stephdairy]

There won't be regional recounts, at least not solely for reasons of the closeness of the vote, and both campaigns have agreed not to request a national one.

I have my fingers crossed and sleeplessness too, though for the opposite reasons to you!

(S)

[theloriest]

Thank you for this post. I've been trying to get a better sense of what things are actually LIKE there but it's hard to get good information here.

[pjc50]

It's weird. The sense of largely invisible motive forces is like standing on the deck of a ship getting under way. There's been very little "traditional left" street politics, unlike Occupy or Stop the War. Discussion on the office is quiet but serious. There's a lot of "yes" online, and Laura's been going around the local tower blocks with the Yes campaign finding strong support. Everyone is approaching it in a serious, dignified manner - except the official No campaign and the media, who've fallen into increasingly absurd claims of disaster if people vote Yes

[swaldman]

Do you think there is a left / right divide? Doesn't seem terribly clear cut that way from here, but politics are probably different in the cities. (and the cities matter a lot - Scotland is surprisingly urbanised when you look at population ratios)

[ewx]

Amazing times. Best of luck, whatever the outcome.

[swaldman]

Loving the phrase "a cyclotron of bad ideas, scattering policy radiation across the landscape.".

Do you mind if I link this more widely?

[fanf]

Ditto! Fantastic image :-)

[pjc50]

Go for it :)