To feel sad that this could be the last day as a United Country?

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Anyone else?

And I do think that this is worth pointing out. Quebec's economy did suffer - immensely. It has still not yet quite recovered

www.pri.org/stories/2014-09-16/scottish-independence-movement-learned-quebecs-failed-votes-separation

Dont be sad, we will still be the same country, the same people but a little more caring to people less off and a bit more welcoming to immigrants.

Farage and Salmond both have personalities, unlike the leaders of the other three major parties but they are not alike in their policies, totaqlly different.

I have mixed feelings about it all. It doesn't really affect me in the same way as I don't live in the UK (though the implications of a yes vote on a later EU membership referendum might).

Having lived in Scotland for 5 years and experienced countless examples of anti-English feeling, I can't help but hope those that feel so hostile towards England get the independence they so want. But there is so much more to it than that I know.

Definitely would welcome immigration!

I hope it's a 'no' vote. I'm concerned about the growth of nationalism and polarised politics and the division and bitterness they're causing, not just in Scotland but throughout the UK and the rest of the Western world. We're spending more effort trying to score points against people who should be our friends than tackling inequality and threats to our security. I feel that we're in danger of turning so far in towards our own little tribes that we'll fracture our own society beyond repair.

So yes, I am scared and I am hoping for a 'no' from Scotland today. Whichever way it goes though, we need rapid change in this country to address social inequality and re-establish a sense of our purpose and identity.

If Scotland goes the rest of us will be stuck with the Tory party for the foreseeable future. Please God don't do that to us. There are loads of advantages, for the Scots, in the current position, and they will get more freedom from Westminster than previously if they stay. And yes, I'd be gutted emotionally too.

Could someone explain to me why an independent Scotland can expect more immigration? As an EU country and part of the UK surely you have plenty already?

And why would you be 'a bit more welcoming' to immigrants? What am I missing?

It's ugly nationalism being promoted as pride in the yes campaign. Scotland is not a tolerant country regarding immigration and who are theh going to hate when the english are gone?

Total tosh mrsr

I really hope it is a convincing result one way or t'other or it WILL fester.
If it is 'neck and neck' then 50% of the country I wake up in tomorrow will be upset.

Whether it is Yes or No there will be change in Scotland that's for sure.
More powers from WM or complete control - either way offers change. It's the amount of change that differs.

It wont just affect us up in Scotland though.
A Yes will have big impact on the rest of the UK.
A No but more powers given to Scotland will also impact the UK.

Education has been devolved in Scotland for a long time now.
The Legal system is also entirely separate.

I think it is about 40% of the budget that is being fought over?

The portion of the Scottish people who need someone to hate will still hate England, because when it comes to the division of assets, the English will bargain very very hard (to save face for Cameron) so if the newly independent Scotland fails economically it will be easy to pin it on the unfair settlement on separation.

I'm wondering how the rUK cultural landscape will shift if there is a "yes" vote. Will there be a gradual decline in the number of Scottish accents on the BBC, fewer Scottish politicians in Westminster, fewer Scottish columnists and talking heads in the media? Will there be an upswell of Welsh and NI visibility with the Edinburgh Festival being relegated by festivals in Swansea or Derry. Just how different will rUK start to feel as the changesbed in over the next few years.

I've not read all the threads but I am a yes voter. I want the wee country I live in which was independent for centuries before the union of parliaments with the rest of the UK, to be independent once again because it will be more accountable to it's electorate.
I do not hate anyone but I dislike and distrust most politicians. It's easier to keep an eye on them when they are closer to home though. I am well educated, friendly and peace loving. I have made my own decisions based on my own research and never been swayed one way or t'other by a politician.
I hope that tomorrow dawns the start of something new, positive and good and if so, I would love the English, Welsh and N Irish to wish us well as they wave us goodbye. We are your friends and neighbours and always will be. Anyone who has enjoyed visiting Scotland, please call again as you will always be welcome. Remember the English team at the Commonwealth Games got one of the loudest cheers. That's what real Scotland is about. Not the rascist, mindless tiny minority that the media so like to portray. Do not hate 'yes' voters for tearing a nation asunder. I hope the other countries in rUK feel as motivated and enlivened by this democratic debate as I have done and if they feel unjustly treated by Westminster, then they too seize their democratic right in peace and make the necessary changes. #peace

And we won't have a British Wimbledon champion in the men's singles in living memory :(

I'd have thought the English/Welsh/Northern Irish would 'bargain hard' because they're the representitives of the rest of us who didn't get a say ... it's their job to protect national interests. However, Scotland as a failing state would not be in our interests so I'd hope the divisions of assets and debts will be equitable.

Well, thats okay then isnt it? How myopic, to declare a hatred all English people. And why wouldn't the present government strive for the best deal they can get? Thats what you would have voted for. Nasty and strange remark. Personally i dont need people to hate and splutter over.

That was to turnip

Lets hypothesise its a yes vote - does that mean we have to take in the 49% who voted no? We aren't obliged are we?

Won't newly independent Scots be able to choose to take a rUK passport? That would give them residency rights, no?

Are there any early indications from the polls?

As votes are secret,no,we are not obliged to.

I think we'll need stricter border controls!

If it's yes, I bet they will be REALLY strict re immigration and will have proper Border Control. Bit like Australia.