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Theres foodbanks here in London, as well as many dozens of billionaires. The social problems don't stop at the Scottish border but then the choice was taken last week by us to help nobody, rather than just the poor in Scotland. We are United in servitude and little else. Only the folk living in the 100 odd swing seats in England and a maybe 2 in Scotland have a real say in what government we end up with.

The highest poll predicting an SNP lead was at 11% just before voting, they had a 22% lead over Labour by the end.

A wise crowd doesnt apply in democracy as we know it, as decsiions by individual contributers can be influenced by peer pressure. Bookmakers don't always balance the book, typically theyll carry a losing and winning position on every market. On football, typically an odds on home favorite will take 80%+ of the money, even if the odds are just 5/6. It doesnt mean the bookie slashes the odds on the team to 1/5, as the 5/6 still represents the teams fair chance of winning the game minus their over round. The weight of money doesnt necessarily predict which way a result will go. If Hibs v Hearts was priced up as 100/1 Evens 1/200, the 100/1 would be the value bet and would probably take 100% of the money, which has no bearing on the actual match being gambled on Hibs would still be expected to win 1 time out of 3.

I've just backed a Yes vote for the first time. Just over 7/2.