Scunnered Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Seems the Motherland has went a bit odd... http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/politics/wider-political-news/snp-election-landslide-proves-referendum-result-was-rigged-claims-russ.125642897 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernscum Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Seems the Motherland has went a bit odd... http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/politics/wider-political-news/snp-election-landslide-proves-referendum-result-was-rigged-claims-russ.125642897 Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest flumax Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 THE SNP landslide at the General Election is evidence that the 2014 independence referendum was rigged, according to Russia's top elections official. Vladimir Churov, who heads the Central Electoral Commission, told the official Tass news agency that last September's poll - at which there were Russian monitors - should now be investigated. Commenting on the Nationalists' emphatic victory in Scotland, the official said: "It confirms our position; that the outcome of the independence referendum in Scotland was a total falsification." Mr Churov noted how the election results showed "the SNP, which fought for a Yes in the referendum, won far more votes now than it did then". He went on: "We doubted that the referendum had been organised cleanly and we had observers there". He added that he felt the scale of the SNP's success in Scotland last week "gives further cause to examine the referendum". Mr Churov said there had been no major changes or upheavals in the time between last September and last week's election, saying: "I see no reason for such a shift in opinion". He added: "In the election the voters were the people who actually live in Scotland and are British citizens. But in the referendum all the EU citizens were able to vote, including several dozen thousand Poles working in Scotland." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstevie007 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 If anyone should know a rigged vote when they see one it's the Russkies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 If anyone should know a rigged vote when they see one it's the Russkies Very true! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde1998 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I've found their website. They said that because they couldn't photograph ballot papers - the referendum wasn't transparent... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampden_loon2878 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I have a photo of my ballot paper from the referendum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I have a photo of my ballot paper from the referendum Did a Russian observer take it for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hampden_loon2878 Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Did a Russian observer take it for you? Sorry misread while scimming over the tread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 THE SNP landslide at the General Election is evidence that the 2014 independence referendum was rigged, according to Russia's top elections official. Can only offer anecdotal evidence but quite a number of the folk I know who voted SNP last week voted No in the referendum... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Can only offer anecdotal evidence but quite a number of the folk I know who voted SNP last week voted No in the referendum... Similar. A few who I genuinely couldn't believe would ever vote SNP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLAS Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 It's not the first time the Russians have came out with this. Maybe they also want rid of Trident Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HUNTINGMcGREGOR Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Can only offer anecdotal evidence but quite a number of the folk I know who voted SNP last week voted No in the referendum... That was the impression I was given, my Dad said he would vote for Wee Nicky, his first ever SNP vote, but cast iron NO, if there was any mention of referendum. 3.6 miilion turned out for the Referendum (85%) - so 4.3 million elegible 2.0 million No 55% 1.6 million Yes 45% 2.9 million turned out for Election (71%) - so 4.1 million elegible 1.45 million voted SNP 50%, 1.45 million didn't. 50% 700k didn't or couldn't vote. 200k missing based on elegibility (Under 18's?) 500k obvioulsy didn't feel as strongly about the election as they did for IndieRef. Can anyone read more into these bag of fag packet figures ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ANDYP Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) There would be a few % that voted others ( green etc ) that would have voted yes. I think a lot of women also voted snp that voted no because they liked nicola. Edited May 12, 2015 by 1ANDYP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Can only offer anecdotal evidence but quite a number of the folk I know who voted SNP last week voted No in the referendum... My wife is one of these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 My wife is one of these! It's silly to use a General election to guage independence support. My Mrs voted Yes and would again, but she'd never vote SNP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 It's silly to use a General election to guage independence support. My Mrs voted Yes and would again, but she'd never vote SNP. She won't admit as much but I think a large part of my wife voting No was because of Salmond. And on the flip side of that Sturgeon has been a big factor in her switching to SNP at the GE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartandon Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 My wife is one of these! when does the divorce get finalised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueGaz Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 She won't admit as much but I think a large part of my wife voting No was because of Salmond. I believe this was a major issue, which of course has now been rectified. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flora MaDonald Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 My wife is one of these! That cracks me up. I am sure Mrs Fairnbairn is lovely, but I couldn't marry a girl like that. Every burd I've been out with had SNP tatooed on their foreheid (bar Italian nationals). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy North Croy Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Always said the Referendum was rigged. Sadly some folk on here (and the media that bothered to mention the story) are poking fun at the Russian observers rather than taking note of their claims..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 Always said the Referendum was rigged. Sadly some folk on here (and the media that bothered to mention the story) are poking fun at the Russian observers rather than taking note of their claims..... It wasn't rigged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 It wasn't rigged. Aye, it was. They cheated by effectively changing the question. Then they pretended they didn't - bunch of lying kunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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