dunroving

Looks like things are kicking off in George Square, Glasgow. I was going to wander down there after work, quite glad I didn't. Riot police and flares abound.

Can't help feeling that Salmond's resignation at such an emotive moment hasn't helped to calm the waters ...

Live commentary here.

Weeze

Sadly predictable. Night after with tired folk and a beer or two.

dunroving

On R5 Live this morning one of the commentators attempted to interview some people who were making their way home after staying out all night following the results. They were completely plastered so it wasn't a particularly successful interview.

neilcumming

All those people sneering at Alex Salmond and the SNP remember this they are still the majority government in Scotland and have come from nowhere 40yrs ago to having 1.6 million scots voting for independence.If you think they are going away you are deluding yourself.

Hotscot

err...Alex Salmond is going away...

And I don't think anyone here is sneering.
Are you bitter?
Or do you support the wishes of the majority of Scots?

Nutek

That said, Salmond is quite sneer-worthy.

sir_eccles

A friend living in Scotland suggested it's old fashioned sectarianism rearing its ugly head.

Yorkieabroad

Sad. The eyes of the world on the referendum, and being congratulated on a wonderful show of democracy from all quarters, and then this. Very sad.

sir_eccles

On the plus side, at least the Americans will get another demonstration on how to do riot policing without assault rifles and snipers.

robin1234

What an odd, sad post.

Weeze

Yes I imagine it is.

dunroving

Yes, I think that is playing at least some part. I just watched some live commentary as part of the One Show and although things are pretty tense it doesn't seem as bad as the text commentary indicated.

There are some Derry/Never Surrender flags being flown.

RoadWarriorFromLP

I don't see what's odd or sad about that. A significant minority of the population voted in favor of this.

Is that sentiment just going to disappear overnight? If it isn't (and I presume that it won't), then where is it going to take them next?

Hotscot

So what? Keep voting every few years? For what?

Some deluded people seem to think we live under the yoke of the English.
It's far more productive to work on making Scotland stronger within the Union.

That's one of the problems the SNP encountered..they could not demonstrate why Independence would in fact be better for us. They were just full of vague emotional appeals.

RoadWarriorFromLP

I would suggest that the Quebec separatist movement has, on the whole, been bad for the province and a headache for Canada. The political schism associated with it is bad for business and creates an undercurrent of instability. Not the worst thing in the world -- it's preferable to a bloody civil war -- but not optimal, either.