Scottish independence: yes may be the result Alex Salmond never wanted

The first minister had once set his sights on greater devolution. The referendum is a crisis he would have liked to avoid
Scottish referendum latest developments

The Unionist side in Scotland's separatist referendum is noisily bouncing back today with big banks and oil companies being pushed off the fence to warn of the pitfalls of a decision to break up the UK. It prompted me to wonder if Alex Salmond hadn't woken up in a sweat from a dream in which the yes campaign had won and begged them to save him from the consequences.

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