Decision Day!

So it's finally here! The referendum on Scottish independence will be decided today, as Scots go to the polls. It's been almost 2 years of solid campaigning between the Yes and No camps since the Edinburgh Agreement between Cameron and Salmond was signed (see link below).

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-19942638

The Saltire or St Andrew's Flag being flown in Westminster.

 An unprecedented 4,285,323 people or 97% of the Scottish electorate are registered to vote in the referendum today.  This has undoubtedly led to many saying that this will be this highest electoral turnout in Scottish history. No doubts that it probably will be as 16-17 years are included in the ballot for the first time in any elections in UK history.

Seeing as I'm an Englishman and can't vote today, I will keep the rest of this blog short and wait for the result tonight. However, I will put the most recent polling figures down and wait for the ultimate "Poll of Polls", that is the decision made by the Scottish people. So here it goes:

SURVATION (16/09/2014)

NO- 48%

YES- 44%

PANEL BASE (17/09/2014)

NO- 50%

YES- 45%

ICM (16/09/2014)

NO- 45%

YES- 41%

IPSOS MORI (16/09/2014)

NO- 49%

YES- 47%

YOUGOV (17/09/2014)

NO- 50%

YES- 45%

NB- All Don't Know figures have been excluded.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/events/scotland-decides/poll-tracker

Additional Links

BBC News- Scottish independence: Voting under way in referendum.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29238890

BBC News- Scottish independence: Guide to Scottish referendum night.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29176884

BBC News- Scottish independence: What if the result is a dead heat?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29226235

BBC News- Scottish independence: Councils braced for huge turnout.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-29235191

BBC News- Scottish independence: What new powers might Scotland get?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-25626977

BBC News- Scottish independence: Scots referendum sparks 10m Facebook interactions.

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-29202729

Der Spiegel- King Alex: The Man behind Scotland's Independence Movement.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/scottish-independence-has-been-a-lifelong-goal-for-alex-salmond-a-991683.html

NBC News- Scottish Tennis Star Andy Murray voices support for Independence.

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/scotland-independence-vote/scottish-tennis-star-andy-murray-voices-support-independence-n205966

Yes Scotland- Yes Scotland home page

http://www.yesscotland.net/

Scottish Green Party- Green Yes

http://www.scottishgreens.org.uk/independence/

Better Together- Better Together home page

http://www.bettertogether.net/