‘shy no voters’ unwilling to admit that they intend to vote against independence


This is significant

Most polls have undecided voters between 10-25%. I just don't see how someone who says they are undecided at this stage are going to vote yes.  These undecided voters will pile in behind the no vote. The polls are going to have to be seriously wrong for the yes campaign to make up the difference when these "undecided voters" vote the way you would expect.

Brendan hanging on by his fingertips..

Out of curiosity, how many Scottish 16 year olds are on the electorate?

There is a single question on the ballot sheet is:

"Should Scotland be an independent country?"


The defining thing for me as to why the "NO" vote will win is:

The Westminster politicians have turned this into a "stay with Britain" plea, and not "stay with England."

This is an important factor that will keep the Union together - IMO.

Then again, who are we to judge how the majority of Scottish voters think?

Good luck Scotland.

NO 2/9
YES 19/5

..they are winning the war on the ground if not the media.

Unwinnable war with the media Wallflower, with only the Sunday Herald out for YES and most of the rest full of lies, but his could be the first major political event in which social media has played a very significant role in combating the massed mass media.

Hang on, you're right. Easy for me to say though, I laid No at 1.16, 1.17 and took a chunk back at a much higher price.

How can you say the no voters are not "shy" Alias. If you believe the polls there are more people in favour of the union but many of the no voters have been left cowering and afraid to express their true opinions. Proof of this is how many undecided voters there are. I don't believe many if any of them are truly undecided. Its a cop out to avoid saying they will vote no and be labelled unpatriotic by family and friends.

The rousing speech by Brown this morning which I am sure will make the headlines on the television news tonight was a direct appeal to all these undecided voters when he said if they have any doubts they cant vote yes. I think his speech will also win over some people who have said they will vote yes. It was the best speech I have seen in this whole campaign.

Is it possible some voters are just to embarrassed to tell anyone they are voting no ?

Exactly pumphol. In some ways its understandable and I don't think the yes campaign have done anything wrong. Its just the age demographics of their supporters and staunch nationalists are more vocal and visible on the ground. They were always going to shout louder. I am in favour of independence but I am disappointed lots of the no voters seem to be lacking the courage to say what they believe.

Is 30% of new registations not having been polled a fact? And even if it was and I agree they will nearly all vote yes its surely a small number when comapared to undecided voters who will vote yes and swamp those relatively small number of people who have not been polled. That 30% of non polled voters ( even if true ) is 30% of new registrations while undecided voters (varying from 10-20% is a % of the total voters.

Personally the Westminster crowd has done the No vote no favours whatsoever & their desperation in the last week comes over as indeed very desperate.

The vote tomorrow won't even be as close as has been touted.

I reckon about 55% NO to 45% YES.

Too many NO voters are afraid to raise their hands or voices due to intimidation.

Turnover on the Scottish Independence Referendum has been surprisingly high but the market suggests the result of tomorrow's ballot will be 'no'.

We told you yesterday how Betfair Sportsbook had paid out to those backing 'no' and today that outcome has continued to shorten.

It's now a general 2/9. William Hill will give those who want to back a 'yes' result 19/5.

Hill's claim to have had a punter back 'no' to the tune of £900,000 in total over the past few months. The man will make a profit of £193,333.33 if that is the outcome.

If the main market looks all over bar the shouting, there are plenty of sub-markets on which you can bet.

The percentage of the vote the 'yes' campaign receives is a popular one. Sky Bet and Paddy Power both now have under 47.5 odds-on at 8/11.

Firms are also betting on the turnout of the voters and it looks set to be high.

Sky Bet, William Hill and Ladbrokes all offer a series of options and all three firms make between 80 and 85 per cent their market favourite with the latter offering a best of 2/1.

bet365 disagree though and have over 85 per cent as their 13/8 market leader.

shy no voters’ unwilling to admit that they intend to vote against independence

More ashamed than shy.

Or not wanting a half brick through their window. Alias has a 95% strike rate.


BETTER TOGETHER so VOTE NO

Only intimidation is in the media. Scaremongering at it`s worst. Thankfully it`s backfired. Many undecided voters voting YES now because of it. Real Scots don`t like getting bullied.

Mac I've seen loads in the streets and mostly aimed at people wearing NO badges.
A neighbours car covered in paint as was their driveway. Maybe it was just a coincidence that they were showing a NO poster in their window eh.

Look on here.
Calls of cowards, sheep and insinuating that people are ashamed to admit they are voting NO, we even had one saying he'd like to shoot all NO voters.
I don't see the same vitriol towards anyone voting yes.

accie thats prob cos most no voters have as much passion as fencepost.

Proving my point.

http://www.buchanobserver.co.uk/news/local-headlines/referendum-signs-vandalised-1-3542353

Your filling out an online survey or answering the phone, not broadcasting it out your front bedroom. These "shy Nos" are seriously over played imo

No didnt partake with the redsh!te. They will be seriously struggling without Suarez