Scottish ‘don’t knows’ hold key to historic vote By Alistair Smout and Angus MacSwan EDINBURGH Wed Sep 17, 2014 2:14am BST 1 of 3. Scottish flags fly above a sign in support of the Yes campaign outside a house in Pitlochry , Scotland, September 16, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Russell Cheyne EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Scotland’s independence campaign has stoked strong passions on both sides but with just two days until Thursday’s historic referendum, it is the quiet waverers who may hold the balance of power. Scotland decides on Sept 18. whether to sever centuries-old ties with the rest of the United Kingdom. Recent polls have narrowed dramatically and show the vote is too close to call. The United Kingdom’s fate may rest on a group of undecideds which could constitute as few as 500,000 people out of an electorate of more than four million. They are weighing up the economic uncertainties against the pull of sovereign statehood. With claims and counter-claims made by both sides over how the economy, welfare and health care will be affected, some voters who are most in need of persuading feel little the wiser. “My heart says yes but my head says no. I guess it will come down to how I feel on the [...] sheffieldinnews/scottish-dont-knows-hold-key-to-historic-vote-2/
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 03:01:41 +0000
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