I have a hunch that the 'yes' bounce is probably about as real as the Nick Clegg bounce

at the last election. When push comes to shove it will be about 55-60% no to 40-45% yes.

Polls are funny like that. Almost as if a dreamy sense of change gives way to a hardened pragmatism as the pencil hovers over the ballot paper.

Posted By: norway on September 8th 2014 at 10:27:13

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In light of the recent news stories have been reading a bit about this Scottish referendum (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 8, 10:22:49
- I was in Inverness all of last week... (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Sep 8, 11:39:42
  - the more English Labour campaigns for 'No' (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 8, 11:55:14
    - Its the labour party not being able to secure their own vote that (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 8, 12:02:27
- Quite right (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 8, 11:26:24
- "do it on a properly informed basis in terms of what it means for both side of the border. (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 8, 11:13:07
- What would you have had our idiot hapless politicians do differently? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 8, 10:36:32
  - Not be so complacent and knock on the head some of the questionable claims the SNP keep (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 8, 10:44:30
    - I think they've been trying to do that for the past 6 months. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 8, 10:50:36
      - It's been a rubbish campaign by Better Together for all sorts of reasons (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 8, 11:02:33
        
        If England offered no VAT on deep fat fryers. It would all be over an hour into the vote (NCFC) - pants, Sep 8, 13:28:09
        
        More eloquently put, and in many less words than I. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Sep 8, 11:41:45
        
        precisely this (NCFC) - Basil Wrathbone, Sep 8, 11:08:10
- I have a hunch that the 'yes' bounce is probably about as real as the Nick Clegg bounce (NCFC) - norway, Sep 8, 10:27:13
  - I really, really hope you're right - like Quebec (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 8, 10:56:04
    - The intesrting tag line in the polls is "excluding the undecideds" but (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 8, 10:59:25
  - Possibly. Do often get it a week or two ahead of the vote and then it scares all the (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 8, 10:31:33

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