We've a little electoral business of our own to keep an eye on this week. Is it going to be Ae Fond Kiss or We Can Swing Together? And if it's the latter where, geographically, is Devo max going to end?
Three days before the Scottish referendum the polling numbers suggest that the result is too close to call. It could easily go either way and I won't be wagering the family silver on it.
A quick look at the bookies seems to suggest that the betting public is favouring No with the current odds at about 1/4. Of course most of the punters won't be voting so there is no reason to believe that they have any special insight into how things are going to turn out. On the other hand my colleague Stephen Fisher has a very interesting blog piece on the tendency of polls to over predict Yes votes.
With nothing personal at stake and no reputation as a political pundit to damage it's a small risk for me to say that my gut instinct is that the Scots will say No and that the difference will be 3-4 per cent. We shall see.
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