Let's face it ... there should be no argument about the result. The question was so simple that even the Tykes and the Taffys understood it. (We'll forget about the scousers, 95% of whom were confused
) The Jocks understood it too. For them it meant: "Do we still want to get handouts from England and Europe"? Even those who might have been hammered or stoned could figure it out. Concerning the question, there was little chance that folks didn't know what they were voting for.
Now, if the question were like the one posed to Quebecers in 1995, there might have been some justification for confusion:
Do you agree that Quebec should become sovereign after having made a formal offer to Canada for a new economic and political partnership within the scope of the bill respecting the future of Quebec and of the agreement signed on June 12, 1995?
Ouch. Duh
And here's me thinking I was voting for cheaper beer and fags.
The government asked; the voters answered. Simple. Vote's over. Time to get on with life and sort shiite out.