Squirrelhumper Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Am I the only person who thinks this could backfire? The Sun isn't exactly loved by the masses these days it could be just as effective at turning people off as some are presuming it would be in achieving the opposite... Best selling paper in Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Tarantula Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 His tweets today have been rather teasing..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Murdoch actually qualifies for Scottish Citizenship should he want it. Scottish Grandparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappafan Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Best selling paper in Scotland. The number of people voting in this referendum will far outweigh the number of people in Scotland that buy the Sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNsTeR Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 (edited) The number of people voting in this referendum will far outweigh the number of people in Scotland that buy the Sun. every little helps ... 300,000 people buy it every day in Scotland Edited September 10, 2014 by FuNsTeR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPROAR Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 and at least twice as many read it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auld_Reekie Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Wouldn't trust the weirdi f*cker as far as I could throw him. I think he's sending out signals that the Sun will support Yes vote but I'd be working on the assumption that he'll dramatically support No at the last minute. If I were Yes Scotland or Salmond, I'd be working from the point of view that all bar Sunday Herald will be backing No. Anything else is an unexpected bonus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNsTeR Posted September 10, 2014 Author Share Posted September 10, 2014 I don't trust him either Reekie but all I do know he has a axe to grind with the UK establishment ... he might see backing Yes as a way to get back at those he thinks have slighted him and his company ... Eck and the Yes campaign don't need to cosy up to the Sun or Murdoch for that matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 The Sun seem to bee eeking towards it, looking at things like at today's page 1, Bill Leckie changing his vote last week etc. Andy Nicol the political editor is not exactly opposed to the idea of independence either... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peever1745 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Remember when they backed devolution they came out with a car sticker " Rise now and be a nation again". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishcumnock Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 My enemies enemy is my friend -for now ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 On the other hand the English Sun is asking readers to lovebomb friends and relatives in Scotland... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khana Lagur Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 and at least twice as many read it.... Most tabloids work on the basis that readership is closer to 3x circulation. Either way it's still a sizeable number of people who read it. I don't do Twitter so don't know what Murdoch may be hinting at but a pal of 30 years is an exec at the Scottish Sun. I asked him just before leaving for the game in Germany when it was coming out in favour of Yes and he just laughed an tapped his nose. If it does, I'd expect Sunday as it is the last Sunday before the ref and so could wipe the floor with extra sales. Could be waiting until then to build a run of follow-up exclusives until polling day to build both sales and yes momentum. Who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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