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If Scottish leave voters hadn't turned out then the referendum would have resulted in "remain". So it's interesting to say in that context that "Scotland voted
by veltas 4y ago
If Scottish leave voters hadn't turned out then the referendum would have resulted in "remain". So it's interesting to say in that context that "Scotland voted to remain" as many people simplify it to. 3:2 is a big margin and it's meaningful, but it doesn't define Scots.
- aerique 4y agoAnd if Scottish "remain" voters hadn't turned out?
- veltas 4y ago...no difference to the result, but big difference to the interpretation (as it would be for leavers not turning out). My point is just that Scotland isn't one person, there were plenty of leavers there.
- ben_w 4y agoThis is why, despite my reaction to Brexit (plus some other things) being to move from the UK to Berlin, I never really bought into the idea of a second referendum — even when broken down to individual constituencies, most were evenly split and relatively few were decisive either way. (I did put my name to a few of the relevant post referendum petitions, but as a way to signal my opinions — it was already clear to me that the government doesn’t really listen to any of the petitions).
- zwirbl 4y agoThat's a really creative way to spin a majority "remain" vote into a "leave" narrative
- veltas 4y agoIt's not creative, it's just being precise. And it's not even pro leave, it's just not as anti-leave as the inaccurate narrative. I voted remain: not everything said about Brexit is rhetoric.