To be fair, EC1, it was the polls that drove the media agenda. I don't imagine there would have been anywhere near the fuss (although there should arguably have been plenty of fuss as it is nevertheless a big decision) if the repeatedly reinforced the 'no contest' message.
I'm glad it went the way it did as the silent majority - the No voters - might not have bothered to get off their arses to get to the polling stations.
A couple of other things lately annoyed me.
A few youngish (mid-20s?) guys from the poorest estates interviewed on TV:
"Aw weww, ah huvnae really redd much aboot i', know? Mibbe a should try an read up a bit aboot i' afore Hursday...'
And my daughter reported some of her students as saying:
"Haw heh... see ris Hursday, we're gawna gie ray English a doin' in ris vote..."
(I'm told the staff in the school are under strict instructions not to discuss the referendum with pupils and pupils are under strict instructions not to ask staff who they're voting for or who they should vote for, but I don't know to what extent it has been included in lessons as it would be very difficult for staff to maintain genuine impartiality. Again, I don't know if the instruction is authority wide or just the HT's decision.)
