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Andy Murray on Scottish independence vote: 'Let's do this!' Andy Murray on Scottish independence vote: 'Let's do this!'
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He may not have liked Alex Salmond’s Saltire-waving as he won the Wimbledon championship, but Andy Murray appears nevertheless to have sided with the yes campaign over the Scottish independence referendum.He may not have liked Alex Salmond’s Saltire-waving as he won the Wimbledon championship, but Andy Murray appears nevertheless to have sided with the yes campaign over the Scottish independence referendum.
In an eleventh-hour intervention, Murray – who had kept quiet previously – tweeted about his distaste for the no campaign on the day Scotland goes to the polls. In the early hours of Thursday morning he wrote: “Huge day for Scotland today! No campaign negativity last few days totally swayed my view on it. Excited to see the outcome. Let’s do this!”In an eleventh-hour intervention, Murray – who had kept quiet previously – tweeted about his distaste for the no campaign on the day Scotland goes to the polls. In the early hours of Thursday morning he wrote: “Huge day for Scotland today! No campaign negativity last few days totally swayed my view on it. Excited to see the outcome. Let’s do this!”
Huge day for Scotland today! no campaign negativity last few days totally swayed my view on it. excited to see the outcome. lets do this!Huge day for Scotland today! no campaign negativity last few days totally swayed my view on it. excited to see the outcome. lets do this!
Murray does not live in Scotland and thus does not have a vote. But the British number one tennis player, who famously joked that he would support “anyone but England” at the 2006 football World Cup, remains an influential figure and his tacit support is likely to delight Alex Salmond.Murray does not live in Scotland and thus does not have a vote. But the British number one tennis player, who famously joked that he would support “anyone but England” at the 2006 football World Cup, remains an influential figure and his tacit support is likely to delight Alex Salmond.
The Wimbledon champion’s intervention was welcomed on Twitter by supporters of independence as the day arrived on which Scotland will choose whether to stay in the United Kingdom or break away.The Wimbledon champion’s intervention was welcomed on Twitter by supporters of independence as the day arrived on which Scotland will choose whether to stay in the United Kingdom or break away.
While he has not previously sided with the yes or the no camp, Murray has confirmed that he would play for an independent Scotland.While he has not previously sided with the yes or the no camp, Murray has confirmed that he would play for an independent Scotland.
However, he has also said that he values being British more than he feels people realise, noting in a recent interview that he has competed for Great Britain since he was a child.However, he has also said that he values being British more than he feels people realise, noting in a recent interview that he has competed for Great Britain since he was a child.
Murray was previously careful not to publicly back either side of the independence debate because of the grief he suffered following earlier forays into the world of politics. In March this year he said: “I will take a position. My thoughts on it aren’t that relevant, because I can’t vote myself.Murray was previously careful not to publicly back either side of the independence debate because of the grief he suffered following earlier forays into the world of politics. In March this year he said: “I will take a position. My thoughts on it aren’t that relevant, because I can’t vote myself.
“I wouldn’t personally choose to make my feelings on something like that public either because not a whole lot of good comes from it.“I wouldn’t personally choose to make my feelings on something like that public either because not a whole lot of good comes from it.
“I don’t know a whole lot about politics, and I have made that mistake in the past and it’s caused me a headache for seven or eight years of my life and a lot of abuse.“I don’t know a whole lot about politics, and I have made that mistake in the past and it’s caused me a headache for seven or eight years of my life and a lot of abuse.
“So I wouldn’t consider getting involved in something like that ever again.”“So I wouldn’t consider getting involved in something like that ever again.”
Murray’s apparent support for the no campaign follows messages from US presidents past and present urging Scots to vote no. Murray’s apparent support for the yes campaign follows messages from US presidents past and present urging Scots to vote no.
Barack Obama has said a united Britain – as it stands on Thursday morning – has been a valuable ally for the USA and one he wants to keep.Barack Obama has said a united Britain – as it stands on Thursday morning – has been a valuable ally for the USA and one he wants to keep.
Former president Bill Clinton has urged Scotland to show a fractious world that unity can work.Former president Bill Clinton has urged Scotland to show a fractious world that unity can work.