(The top of) One Tiny Damp Little Island Says "No"

By Danny Nicol, in a personal capacity



 

 Companionable hug:
Scottish Jamie, English Victoria

It is with profound relief that this blogger greets the "No" vote in the referendum on Scottish independence.  The Doctor's Scottish eyebrows might be poised to secede (see "Deep Breath" (2014)) but thankfully Scotland isn't. 

Doctor Who has consistently shown how love between the peoples of this tiny damp little island is stronger than negative sentiments.  Unlike Cassandra in "The End of the World" (2005), we've been mingling as the United Kingdom since 1707 (this blogger being one of the many descendants of such mingling) and I hope we continue to do so.




Married bliss, most of the time:
Scottish Amy, English Rory
 

Island of Love

I hope there isn't another "Indyref" in our lifetimes - I rather prefer Doctor Who's assumption that we stay together until the plebiscite on whether the Scots should leave the planet Earth on Starship UK along with the rest of us ("The Beast Below" (2010)).  But if there is another referendum, I hope that the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland get a consultative vote before the Scottish poll, so that we can express to the people of Scotland how much we love them being part of our country.



Scottish Doctors with their Blackpool, London
and Perivale companions