Scottish referendum of 1978, I think. Scots voted to devolve, Westminster had quietly put in a caveat about turnout, so could ignore the result. Civil unrest didn't happen.
I'm a pessimist and hopefully wrong on the potential for civil unrest, but it feels a bit like a powder keg. We're discussing several remote possibilities anyway.
I'm a pessimist and hopefully wrong on the potential for civil unrest, but it feels a bit like a powder keg. We're discussing several remote possibilities anyway.
It's not sunny enough for civil unrest. The English don't riot in the rain. (citation needed).
Scottish referendum of 1978, I think. Scots voted to devolve, Westminster had quietly put in a caveat about turnout, so could ignore the result. Civil unrest didn't happen.