Scotland Decides: Och aye, the 'noo' — or Armageddon?

The edge of the union is an angry place to be. With less than 12 hours to go before Scotland decides its destiny — forever if it breaks away, for a generation if it decides to stay — it is clear that the fault lines exposed by the referendum will sear through this country for long after the ballots are counted.

“I can’t have my name printed, not even in an Irish newspaper; the intimidation by the Yes side is unbelievable,” announces a mild-mannered looking No voter, suddenly incensed by the thought of independence.

“They shout people down, call you traitor, they brick car windows with No stickers in them — and for what? My grandfather fought for Britain in the First World War, my father fought in the second, and my son is serving in Afghanistan now, and they want to throw all that away?