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#51
RE: Un-United Kingdom
September 18, 2014 at 2:35 pm
Anyone know at what time we could expect to see the results announced?
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#52
RE: Un-United Kingdom
September 18, 2014 at 2:49 pm
(September 18, 2014 at 8:29 am)Aractus Wrote:
(September 16, 2014 at 8:03 am)Chas Wrote: Except your terminology is wrong.

The term you want is Great Britain - that is England/Scotland/Wales.
The United Kingdom is the union of Great Britain with Northern Ireland.
(September 16, 2014 at 11:23 am)Chas Wrote: But the United Kingdom would remain.
Chas, you do not seem to realise how wrong you are. Dirch did not have his terminology wrong - Great Britain is the island on which are the territories of Scotland, England and Wales. The country is called "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", or more commonly shortened to "The United Kingdom". There is no way for Scotland to leave Great Britain as it is their physical location!

Consequently though you could no longer call your country "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" if part of GB is now an independent state, they would have to rename the country to "The United Kingdom of England, Wales and Northern Ireland" or "The United Kingdom of Southern Great Britain and Northern Ireland" something like that.

No, I am not wrong. You are talking about some future names, not the existing ones.

The make-up of the United Kingdom will change, but it will still be the union of two kingdoms.
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#53
RE: Un-United Kingdom
September 18, 2014 at 3:25 pm
(September 18, 2014 at 2:35 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: Anyone know at what time we could expect to see the results announced?


Last I checked "no" was ahead by six points.

It appears even England is more persuasive than an off kilter Australian antisemite transplant into Hollywood who belongs to an obscure catholic offshoot sect which consist mainly of he and his father.
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#54
RE: Un-United Kingdom
September 18, 2014 at 3:33 pm (This post was last modified: September 18, 2014 at 3:34 pm by fr0d0.)
Polls close and TV coverage starts at 10:30pm UK time
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RE: Un-United Kingdom
September 18, 2014 at 5:15 pm
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Be glad when its all over. Either way.
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#56
RE: Un-United Kingdom
September 18, 2014 at 7:34 pm
Borowitz:

http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-...MDE2MTM2S0


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#57
RE: Un-United Kingdom
September 18, 2014 at 7:36 pm
(September 18, 2014 at 3:25 pm)Chuck Wrote:
(September 18, 2014 at 2:35 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: Anyone know at what time we could expect to see the results announced?


Last I checked "no" was ahead by six points.

It appears even England is more persuasive than an off kilter Australian antisemite transplant into Hollywood who belongs to an obscure catholic offshoot sect which consist mainly of he and his father.

You can't blame us for Mel.

He was . . .




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RE: Un-United Kingdom
September 18, 2014 at 7:37 pm
(September 18, 2014 at 2:35 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: Anyone know at what time we could expect to see the results announced?

Around 6am apparently.
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RE: Un-United Kingdom
September 18, 2014 at 10:36 pm (This post was last modified: September 18, 2014 at 10:38 pm by Noodly1.)
So far no is ahead by 55% yes has 45%
Only 5/32 areas have finished the count. They are the smaller areas so it's not over yet.
For inverclyde the 5th to finish, it was very close. No won by around only 100 or so votes.
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RE: Un-United Kingdom
September 18, 2014 at 10:40 pm (This post was last modified: September 18, 2014 at 11:06 pm by c172.)
Watching on C-SPAN.
Pretty tight. No leading by 6,385. 7 of 32 areas submitted.
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