> and it tipped the balance below 50% I'd need a citation for that being the reason; anecdotal I know, but I have several non-Scottish/British pals who all vot

> and it tipped the balance below 50% I'd need a citation for that being the reason; anecdotal I know, but I have several non-Scottish/British pals who all voted Yes for independence. It's generally accepted that the reason that Yes lost was that we had the full might of the British state propaganda machine putting the fear of god into people, i.e. British Government, BBC and practically every newspaper (the exception being the Sunday Herald). It was called "Project Fear" [0, 1] 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Fear_(British_politics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Fear_(British_politics... 1: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/178590051X http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/178590051X