Podcast: the night Britain holds its breath

Well, it’s going to be a nail-biter. The voting has closed, and I’ve just spoken to Hamish Macdonell and James Forsyth for the podcast: both sides think that they have won. Why? The polls show it’s too close to call, so each side is going on anecdote – and risks a positive feedback loop. I’m in Inverness, near my hometown of Nairn, but the joy of being back in the Highlands is tempered by the chat. In the bar I was at (Hootananny, the city’s best venue for folk music) the punters were swapping stories about getting their friends and family out for ‘yes’.