Phew! Thank God that's now over and has turned out so well. But we're now in for a huge amount of bargaining over devolution, not just from the Scottish point of view but also to allow the rest of the UK to feel that whatever extra powers Scotland has are also matched for the other three members of the Union. I'm particularly relieved from the point of view of defence, which didn't receive nearly as much attention as it should have in the debate (when push comes to shove defence should be a Government's first priority, even above more schools, hospitals et al).
And Patch, I do hope you're right about people now getting together and letting their differences heal - it'll be the only way forward. There were some pretty ugly sights, mostly in the ranks of the Yes campaigners, but let's hope that they were the exception ...
Tony.
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