I’ve been in Turkey the past week, which as anyone will tell you is the friendliest and most beautiful of countries, and a kinder and more welcoming people you will not meet. But I’d be lying if I didn’t add that a major bonus of being there was that I missed the finale of the interminable Scottish debate.
As expected the Nos had it, but as Lord Ashcroft’s poll suggests the long-term future for the United Kingdom is still bleak; the union was saved by older voters, while only a small minority who voted No did so for emotional rather than pragmatic reasons.
Worst of all, David Cameron and Ed Miliband managed to contrive to leave us with the worst of all outcomes, with mutual bitterness about the promises given to the Scots, done without the consent of English voters in any way.
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