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If "everyone" were the threshold we apply, politics could never get anything done. Scotland voted 62% remain, that is a pretty strong mandate for remaining. Str
by tom_mellior 7y ago
If "everyone" were the threshold we apply, politics could never get anything done. Scotland voted 62% remain, that is a pretty strong mandate for remaining. Stronger than the 51.9% leave vote for the UK overall.
- Lio 7y agoI think the point is that this wasn’t a representative vote done by area. “Scotland” didn’t vote anything. Voters in Scotland contributed to the overall result just like everyone one else. Bigger questions for me: Why such a small majority can bring in such a devastating change? Why are the wreckers allowed to have multiple attempts but those that are want to save UK’s current membership and sweetheart rebate deal one allowed one referendum where the details of the “deal” are not known?
- glaberficken 7y agoWith the added weight that Scotland voted in 2014 to remain in the UK. The 2014 referendum question was "Should Scotland be an independent country?" "No" had 55.3% of the votes (with a very high turnout of 84.6%)