08-31-2014, 02:05 AM
Hm my last post seems to have disappeared! Probably me not hitting reply properly...
Very briefly put we're voting on whether to end the 300 year union with England , Wales and northern Ireland and become an independent country again. We've always had our own legal and educational systems as part of the union and have our own parliament but no control over certain areas like tax, welfare, defence which are reserved to the UK parliament.
I'm still not even fully sure how I'm voting. Its all over the news here for obvious reasons and the endless debates vary between fascinating and tedious.
I do feel we're on the brink of something massive and turnout is predicted to be at over 80% so its a historic time.
Very briefly put we're voting on whether to end the 300 year union with England , Wales and northern Ireland and become an independent country again. We've always had our own legal and educational systems as part of the union and have our own parliament but no control over certain areas like tax, welfare, defence which are reserved to the UK parliament.
I'm still not even fully sure how I'm voting. Its all over the news here for obvious reasons and the endless debates vary between fascinating and tedious.
I do feel we're on the brink of something massive and turnout is predicted to be at over 80% so its a historic time.