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Podcast: Campaign errors, Scotland turns its back and Anglican wars over women bishops

Scotland goes to the polls today, but whichever way the vote goes, it’s clear who lost the campaign: ‘No’ was outsmarted at every stage of the referendum battle. But how was this allowed to happen? In this week’s podcast, James Forsyth discusses what went wrong with Hugo Rifkind and Alex Massie.

If Scotland does become independent, does the rest of Britain owe them anything? And if they stay, should we be forever grateful? In his column this week, Matthew Parris suggests the Spectator’s cover story last week – in which we asked our readers to write to Scots to ask them to stay – was unnecessary. He hopes that there will not be a special ‘Oh thank you, Scotland!’ issue of The Spectator if it’s a No vote; politicians and journalists shouldn’t be begging Scotland to stay. James discusses how we should respond to the referendum with Matthew and Fraser Nelson.

And finally, have women bishops created a divide in the Church of England? Isabel Hardman has looked into the growing tension over the matter, and found that conservative Anglicans and more liberal ones are at loggerheads.

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