On the 18 September 2014, the Scottish people are going to have a big decision about their independence. Alex Salmond, the first minister of Scotland, wished to make a referendum on the independence of the Scotland. After two referendum, the first on 1/03/1979 and the second 11/09/1997, they chose to make another one now. Why now? Scottish people, are they ready to be independent?
The BBC Panorama , presented by Allan Little, explored what has happened during the past four decades. He explained that the Scottish people feel abandoned by the United Kingdom and don't feel British anymore.
Tomorrow is going to be a decisive choice for all Scottish people. If they say 'YES' they can't go back. But if they say 'NO', they will have to be confident with the United Kingdom like their parents and grandparents were.
After watching this video with my Class, my teacher asked two questions. The first was: "What do you think Scottish people going to vote on Thursday?". Out of seventeen students, nine said 'NO'. The second question was: "Should they leave the Union?". Just three students said 'YES'.
The websites of the two opposite camps are really different. The website of 'YES' is really encouraging - to be independent - it has a really good video where they explain clearly why you should vote 'YES'. Everything on this video convinces people to vote for independence. The slogan is "Scotland's future in Scotland's hand", to show to the people it is their decision on the future of Scotland.
The website 'Bettertogether' is more conventional, it is 'already seen' -deja vu- and strict. They just try to show to people, if they say 'NO' it is for the security of the country, don't take any risks. For example to speak negatively about money they posted a picture of Alex Salmond on the coin.
The tension between the two camps is getting stronger. In the newspaper "The Times" they spoke about 'intimidation' of the national camp. All the media show is how the 'YES' camp started to attack all the people who support the other camp. This is a violation of the right to free speech.
The other interesting point is about the reaction after the result tomorrow. The result is going to come at 2 am, so people will wait in the pubs and the tension will be high. Some pubs like 'Golden Rule' in Edinburgh asked to stay open till 6 am . In the Dailymail the police found this decision really 'absolutely crazy'.
In conclusion , I think the vote is going to be more for 'NO'. Despite their boring website , the Scottish people should vote 'NO'. It is really risky if they leave the Union. Just think about their money, the place they will take in the EU. The opposite camp imagine a perfect independence but if this doesn't work like they think, they can't go back.
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