Interesting about Edinburgh, A_Northern_Soul. I guess you're choosing not to share how you're voting from the tone of your post - but whichever way it goes I hope politics in Scotland has changed course for good. Everybody's talking about it here. Shops, restaurants, pubs, taxis, trains... everybody wants to know "aye so how will you be voting on the 18th then?"
Sorry, I feel like this is all I post about these days but it's really all anyone is talking about up here. I've went from being a bit of a disengaged no voter to being a radical separatist haha.
Frankly I'm actually pissed right off about the prospect of a no vote. It's the "mystery box". Are we gonna leave Europe? It would be fucking fatal for our economy if we do... are we gonna continue to punish impoverished and disabled people? Westminster is heading in that direction with even Labour now promising more cuts. There is nothing left for us in the UK. Frankly if the only thing the UK has to offer is a shared currency and sense of historical achievement then it can fuck right off. It's about something bigger than that.
I would never really say it in public as it's a bit of a social faux pas - but I agree largely with a sentiment I read online.. In the event of a no vote, if the UK is still swirling round the drain in 3 years, I will have precisely no sympathy or respect for "no voters" who realise they made a mistake. This is important. Get it fucking right the first and only time.
Edit: Sorry if you're voting no A_Northern_Soul, don't take any of the above personally - I have friends, colleagues and family who are voting no who I will continue to respect after the event... it just riles me right up
