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If the great USSR could breaks down, I don't see how United Kindom can hold any longer .... [sweatdrop]

 

 

Yahoo news: Scramble to 'save' UK after Scotland referendum shock

 

Supporters of the United Kingdom fought back to stop Scotland voting for independence in next week's referendum after polls showed a surge in support for the split on Tuesday.

 

The pound slumped to a 10-month low on fears of a break-up of the 300-year-old union following a shock weekend poll that put the "Yes" campaign two points ahead.

 

The collapse of the pro-union side's long-held lead was confirmed on Tuesday when a second poll but the two camps neck and neck.

 

Senior politicians from the opposition Labour party hit the campaign trail amid signs that growing support among their voters for independence is driving the narrowing of the polls.

 

In a speech urging Scots to vote to stay in the union, former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown set out a timetable for granting the Scottish parliament more powers if independence is rejected.

 

"A 'No' vote on September 18 will not be an end point, but the starting gun for action on September 19, when straight away we will kick off a plan to deliver the enhanced devolution that we want," Brown said.

 

Brown said draft laws to grant further powers over taxation and spending, which are broadly backed by the three main parties in Westminster, would be ready by January.

 

But the pro-independence campaign said the promises could not be guaranteed by the opposition party and contained nothing new.

 

First Minister Alex Salmond, the leader of the pro-independence Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP), warned of "panic" in the unionist camp.

 

His deputy, Nicola Sturgeon, said on Monday that the pro-independence campaign was still "the underdog in the referendum, but there's no doubt the momentum is towards 'Yes'."

 

The Tuesday poll by TNS Scotland showed the "Yes" side on 38 percent and the "No" side on 39 percent -- a stark change from the research agency's August poll that gave the pro-union side a 13-point lead.

 

"This poll reveals a remarkable shift in voting intentions," said TNS Scotland head Tom Costley.

 

"It is too close to call and both sides will now be energised to make the most of the last few days of the campaign and try and persuade the undecided voters of the merits of their respective campaigns."

 

- 'Days to save UK' -

 

The polls have shaken up a campaign that until just a few weeks ago looked almost certain to end in defeat for the independence campaign.

 

The weekend poll by YouGov in The Sunday Times newspaper gave the "Yes" camp 51 percent support compared to the "No" camp's 49 percent, excluding undecided voters.

 

The two-point gap is still within the margin of error but Peter Kellner, the president of the YouGov pollsters which carried out the survey, said it was a major development.

 

"The 'Yes' campaign has not just invaded 'No' territory; it has launched a blitzkrieg," he wrote in a blog posting.

 

The latest figures sent the pound tumbling over continued uncertainty about the effect that independence would have on the British economy.

 

 

for more of the stories, link : https://sg.news.yahoo.com/scramble-save-uk-scotland-referendum-shock-102757048.html

 

 

The voting is next week....

 

Was wondering why the English Pound keep droping against US dollar... :huh:

 

 

 

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UK makes up of :

 

1) England

2) Wales

3) Scotland

4) Ireland, and

5) Northern Ireland

 

 

:ph34r:

 

Ireland is a republic and is not under UK.

 

They are already free and don't report to London.

 

Northern Ireland not free and want to be free but

 

London no give them free vote like Scotland.

 

:D

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Ireland is a republic and is not under UK.

 

They are already free and don't report to London.

 

Northern Ireland not free and want to be free but

 

London no give them free vote like Scotland.

 

:D

 

Imagine, United States of America breaks away into 52 countries .... :o

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Maybe if the Scots vote to be free, the polling stations will have power cut like

 

Boleh land.

 

And they vote to be free, just send in the army lah and quash the rebellion.

 

So many time already the English army went to Scotland.

 

:D

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52 stars in their flag represent 52 states .... :huh:

 

I was wrong meh .... [sweatdrop]

 

The stars on the flag represent the states

 

and only 50 stars lah. Canada and Mexico

 

no counted.

 

:D

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52 stars in their flag represent 52 states .... :huh:

 

I was wrong meh .... [sweatdrop]

You are not wrong lah. Many people forgot Alaska and Hawaii belongs to USA. So 50 states plus the extra 2 equals 52 loh.

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The stars on the flag represent the states

 

and only 50 stars lah. Canada and Mexico

 

no counted.

 

:D

 

Sorry, I was wrong, pai say ... [blush]

 

 

 

quote : from Wikipedia

 

The national flag of the United States of America, often referred to as the American flag, consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom) alternating with rows of five stars. The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union.[1] Nicknames for the flag include the "Stars and Stripes", "Old Glory",[2] and "The Star-Spangled Banner".

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You are not wrong lah. Many people forgot Alaska and Hawaii belongs to USA. So 50 states plus the extra 2 equals 52 loh.

 

Wrong lah!

 

Its Hawaii 5 0 lah and not Hawaii 5 2.

 

:D

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Ireland is a republic and is not under UK.

 

They are already free and don't report to London.

 

Northern Ireland not free and want to be free but

 

London no give them free vote like Scotland.

 

:D

 

OK... history time.... -_-

 

 

quote : from wikipedia

 

During its first decade the newly formed Irish Free State was governed by the victors of the civil war. When de Valera achieved power, he took advantage of the Statute of Westminster and political circumstances to build upon inroads to greater sovereignty made by the previous government. The oath was abolished and in 1937 a new constitution was adopted.[68] This completed a process of gradual separation from the British Empire that governments had pursued since independence. However, it was not until 1949 that the state was declared, officially, to be the Republic of Ireland.

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