Scottish referendum - A Kingdom that is far from united

Scots go to the polls today to make what is, perhaps, the most momentous decision of their lives: whether to stay within a 300 year union with England or go it alone.

The result remains too close to call but, whatever the outcome of today’s referendum, the relationship between the constituent parts of the British Isles is changed forever.

The most immediate legacy of this long campaign will be a divided Scotland and — by extension — a divided and unsettled Britain. If the referendum has revealed anything it is this: the United Kingdom is anything but united.