tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4488475321766557323..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Scotland decides today by Elizabeth LairdMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-59165554112545111762014-09-19T10:53:19.812+01:002014-09-19T10:53:19.812+01:00Listening to the radio on and off, through the nig...Listening to the radio on and off, through the night. Sadness but also a quiet relief as the "No, Thanks," result came through this morning. Although the many discontents haven't gone away and it will be tough dealing with the issues. I hope that the swirling media & the various ministers won't forget everything this debate has highlighted when another "storm" diverts their attention. Good to be family, still.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91495247931093037812014-09-19T07:58:02.049+01:002014-09-19T07:58:02.049+01:00Otherwise it would be war again. The No vote will ...Otherwise it would be war again. The No vote will be a relief, I suspect, to peace-loving people in Northern Ireland. Some of whom are my friends and family... Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-80906922325848001732014-09-19T07:55:04.757+01:002014-09-19T07:55:04.757+01:00My phone won't let me leave a long comment.. N...My phone won't let me leave a long comment.. Northern Ireland would need consensus, not a narrow majority, to be united with the Republic. Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-41723121548606682662014-09-19T07:50:42.340+01:002014-09-19T07:50:42.340+01:00'Might Northern Ireland begin to agitate' ...'Might Northern Ireland begin to agitate' and vote to be united with the Republic? Carol, have you thought what the agitation might mean? Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-805784940580578162014-09-18T22:20:45.851+01:002014-09-18T22:20:45.851+01:00Liz, thank you for your post. A sad and confusing ...Liz, thank you for your post. A sad and confusing time indeed, even if those two little words seem so very simple. <br /><br />I am worried about what will happen afterwards, not just in Scotland, with a variety of angry people and political posturing. Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-55970689958044971582014-09-18T20:29:38.822+01:002014-09-18T20:29:38.822+01:00Well, we shall see tomorrow. Thanks for this, Liz....Well, we shall see tomorrow. Thanks for this, Liz. Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-13888616221692654822014-09-18T14:24:11.322+01:002014-09-18T14:24:11.322+01:00As a Swede in Scotland (since April) I am mainly c...As a Swede in Scotland (since April) I am mainly concerned about living here. Not about genes, which is different. I think.bookwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237519763315026629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-30388095264939418312014-09-18T10:47:58.409+01:002014-09-18T10:47:58.409+01:00It is indeed a time of anxiety and confusion. What...It is indeed a time of anxiety and confusion. Whatever happens with the polls suggestions it will be close run, a large percentage of the population is going to be upset and feel they no longer have a stake in their country. Personally I feel once you've stirred everything together in a recipe, separating it is going to be difficult. I come from the north of England. My parents have Scottish ancestry in the mix, although they're mongrels. The name Laird is in my family history too on my father's side. My mother's ancestor came south with the army of Bonnie Prince Charlie and instead of going home settled in Manchester. I grew up in Scotland. My brother is Scottish by birth. From where I stand now in England my vote, if I had one, would be a no, but if I was still living in Glasgow I might have a very different perspective.<br />Interesting times as the statement says.Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-91693317323138217012014-09-18T10:47:03.265+01:002014-09-18T10:47:03.265+01:00Wonderful, wonderful piece, Liz, thank you so much...Wonderful, wonderful piece, Liz, thank you so much. I am joining in with the anxious, confused nail biting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685269144505056460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-11234956165554729422014-09-18T10:08:27.304+01:002014-09-18T10:08:27.304+01:00Thank you so much, Liz. You have articulated just ...Thank you so much, Liz. You have articulated just what I feel - and given me the courage to talk about that on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure tomorrow, when we shall know the result. Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-19538128054021708332014-09-18T09:48:56.700+01:002014-09-18T09:48:56.700+01:00'Anxious and confused' is very much my sou...'Anxious and confused' is very much my south-of-the border mood today. We can only watch and wait. Thankyou Elizabeth Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-33633434425330278072014-09-18T09:28:08.596+01:002014-09-18T09:28:08.596+01:00I have to thank Liz for taking over from me today....I have to thank Liz for taking over from me today. 18th is my History Girls 'day', but it's not just any old day, is it? I thought a Scot should post on this day of reckoning. Liz Laird volunteered to take it on and and I could not have asked for a better piece from anyone. Thank you, Liz, for your brave, thoughtful, honest post. Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-44634812006931654722014-09-18T08:55:12.447+01:002014-09-18T08:55:12.447+01:00How interesting, to have that DNA confirmation of ...How interesting, to have that DNA confirmation of your family stories! Perhaps if Scotland votes yes, There'll be a mass migration of English Europhiles north, and then the whole thing will tilt and fall into the sea. Oh dear - what a mess.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-50479936297639270182014-09-18T07:59:13.217+01:002014-09-18T07:59:13.217+01:00As a southern Irish Catholic brought up in Kent, e...As a southern Irish Catholic brought up in Kent, educated at a convent run by Irish and French nuns, I understand your confusion, Elizabeth. If the vote is a Yes, today might northern Ireland begin to agitate and vote to be united with our republic? I would love that. I cannot help feeling that the present British government, so lacking in vision and care for the people, have left the door wide open. If Cameron goes down in history as the man who allowed the union to be broken up, I would be delighted, but I realise that the matter is far more complex. I have little emotional attachment to England though I spent many years thereā¦ I wish Scotland God Speed. Whatever the result, it is time for change. <br />Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.com