As OG points out - many of these EU migrants have only been here for a few months....

and may well return to their home countries in another few months, not many of them are here for the longer term.

Posted By: Kirrie on September 18th 2014 at 11:17:01

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Done my citizens duty - that's one NO vote in the bag! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 18, 10:17:16
- I think if I lived up there, I'd abstain (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Sep 18, 10:22:45
  - I can see the logic of the residency qualification but it still annoys me (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 10:27:14
    - Correct all the EU migrants get to vote as long as they are registered.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 18, 10:29:48
      - You agree with this Kirrie? (General Chat) - pants, Sep 18, 11:24:16
        
        Totally agree with points 1-4 inclusive...... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 18, 13:29:54
      - And they've only been in for a few months! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 10:35:16
      - They'll soon piss off again when they increase taxes to fund things (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Sep 18, 10:34:28
  - I have lived and worked here since 1988, my kids were all born here etc. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 18, 10:26:17
    - You're a migrant as well then? You're happy to vote, but unhappy that other migrants (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 10:56:39
      - Surely you can see the sense of a minimum period of residence to qualify for a vote like (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 11:18:56
        
        Although the transient immigrants probably won't vote. Most of them probably dont care? (n/m) (General Chat) - Pit, Sep 18, 11:33:16
        
        Well, something. Maybe not a time period, but some evidence of a commitement to society (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 11:29:29
        
        balls. to be cont'd (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 11:29:51
        
        ... some sort of commitment to functioning society. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 11:32:07
      - As OG points out - many of these EU migrants have only been here for a few months.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 18, 11:17:01
        
        Yup, eg a lot of the fish farm dudes are Eastern Europeans (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 11:22:14
        
        I blame Tesco for that. (n/m) (General Chat) - harry boulders, Sep 18, 11:24:46
      - He's not a migrant as things stand (General Chat) - King, Sep 18, 11:03:49
        
        he is a migrant, he is an internal migrant (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 18, 11:26:45
        
        True, but being an internal migrant is pretty meaningless (General Chat) - King, Sep 18, 11:54:35
        
        that would be totally analogous if Taverham operated a different legal system (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 18, 12:35:46
        
        And there'd certainly be grounds for considering thier migrant status in the event of (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Sep 18, 12:39:14
- What's the general feel up there? (General Chat) - Duck, Sep 18, 10:19:16
  - Yes it is getting heated - Scotland is VERY divided....... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 18, 10:24:52
    - The nationalist message seems to be.... (General Chat) - yellowman, Sep 18, 10:48:07
    - Lots of No voters don't want to speak out (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 10:31:58
      - You're spot on and that's a shame, but it's true! (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 18, 10:36:07
    - Much more heated if they have to form a government after a YES vote (General Chat) - harry boulders, Sep 18, 10:30:27
      - The point is that most No voters will I think, accept the result whatever it is.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 18, 10:34:52
        
        It could, his constituency is in Scotland, if they leave the UK... (General Chat) - harry boulders, Sep 18, 10:38:52
        
        Maybe, but he'll have to get elected to the Scottish Parliamnet first.... (General Chat) - Kirrie, Sep 18, 11:19:26
        
        The Neverendum, as the Canadians called it (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 18, 10:35:56
    - Good luck mate x (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 18, 10:29:54

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