Referendum Special: 13.35-14.35 Reporting Scotland

Good afternoon. The headlines on this specially extended edition of

Lunch time Reporting Scotland... The nation has spoken, and it has

rejected the idea of Scottish independence. As the results came in

last night, it became clear that Better Together had a comfortable

lead. They ended up with 55% of the vote. We have chosen unity over

division, and positive change rather than needless separation. For the

yes campaign, it was a night of supreme disappointment, only cheered

by victories in Glasgow, Dundee, Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.

Let us not to well on the distance we have fallen short, let us dwell

on the distance we have travelled, and have confidence that the

movement is abroad in Scotland that will take this nation forward, and

we shall go forward, as one nation. The Prime Minister, David Cameron,

said the issue had been settled for a generation, but he said new powers

which had been pledged would be honoured rapidly. The three

pro-union parties have made clear commitments on further powers for

the Scottish Parliament. We will make sure that those commitments are

honoured in full. Independence supporters continued to party with

defiance right through breakfast time. We will assess how the huge

turnout affects the future of all of Scotland. When it became apparent

they were not getting a landslide victory, that is when the Val came

in, and the promise of more powers. Total garbage. As of right now, I

feel better as being part of the UK. Hello and welcome to this specially

extended Reporting Scotland. The nation has voted and rejected

independence. Over the next 60 minutes, we will give you a

comprehensive overview of what happened overnight and this morning,

and what it means for the people of Scotland and the UK as a whole. We

will hear from the victorious Better Together Campaign team, we will get

a analysis from Holyrood and Downing Street and we will examine what is

next for the SNP, as the party of government in this country, and its

leader, Alex Hammond. Kevin Keen has the story of how the night unfolded.

Yes, 114,148... This is the moment when the referendum result was

confirmed. 140,000 voters in Fife would take the no support across the

finish line. Soon afterwards, the First Minister accepted the result

and praised the people of Scotland for an 86% turnout. But he had this

message for his Westminster counterparts. On behalf of the

Scottish Government, I accept the result and I pledge to work

constructively, in the interests of Scotland and the rest of the United

Kingdom. Secondly, the unionist parties made vows late in the

campaign to devolve more powers to Scotland. Scotland will expect the

East to be honoured in rapid course. The Prime Minister went further,

announcing powers being devolved to all four nations on the same time

scale to that being offered to Scotland. Lord Smith of Kelvin, who

so successfully led Glasgow's Commonwealth Games, has agreed to

oversee the process to take forward these devolution commitments, with

powers over tax, spending and welfare, all agreed by November, and

draft legislation published by January. Just as the people of

Scotland will have more power over their affairs, so it follows that

the people of England, Wales and Northern Ireland must have a bigger

say over theirs. This had been a long night, and it would be several

hours before the picture would become clear. Among the first to

declare where the islands, with the Western Isles result initially

coming in Gaelic. The language might have been different, but the result

was the same - still nothing for the yes side. The face of the campaign

chairman appeared to say it all. On the streets of Glasgow, though, the

initial losing streak did not dampen the party atmosphere. Hundreds were

in George Square to mark an important day in Scotland's history.

Spirits here were nothing but high. Dundee was the first to go to the

yes side. It was decisive and made it neck and neck. And then the

biggest moment of the night, when the yes side took the lead - for a

full five minutes. But then it would crumble.

No, 70,039... The 32 counts went off almost flawlessly, excepting Dundee,

where a fire alarm twice forced the evacuation of the counting hall. A

few brave police officers guarded the ballot papers until the counters

returned. In response to the referendum question, should Scotland

be an independent country, it went in favour of no. By the time Mary

Pitcaithly made her declaration, it was all long over. So, who voted no

and who voted yes? Let's attempt to give you a more detailed idea. Our

correspondent David Henderson is here. Well, here is the headline

result. It is all that matters in the end. 55% of Scots voters said no

to independence. Almost 45% voted yes. So, a decisive win for the

Better Together Campaign, and that is on a massive turnout, almost

85%. If you were 16 or over, you had a vote for the first time. You have

to go back 60 years or more to get something similar, which shows how

seriously everyone took this campaign. In the event, more than 2

million people voted no to independence. Let's not forget,

there is still strong support for independence, more than 1.6 million

people. So, let's have a look at who voted and where. Remember, this was

a national vote but it was counted across Scotland's 32 local

authorities. Some big, some small, and this gives us a good idea about

how the rival campaigns got on. A wash of red shows the no vote. The

yes campaign took Glasgow, the local authority deep area with the biggest

population in Scotland, normally seen as a Labour stronghold - not

last night. Also, a thumping vote in Dundee. West Dunbartonshire also

went to the yes campaign. And North Lanarkshire as well. But across the

rest of the country, you can see from the colour, it was the no

campaign which won the majority of the vote. In ten areas, they got

more than 60% support. Let's have a look at one of them, the capital

city, Edinburgh. Looking at the full round-up, back

to the West Coast, much of Glasgow's commuter belt, the likes

of East Renfrewshire, let's look at that. Again, delivering a thumping

no vote. 63% against. We knew before the referendum that the challenge

for the yes campaign was winning over groups who were unconvinced.

How did they fear? The yes vote was higher in more deprived parts of the

country, places like Dundee. And Glasgow. Middle-class areas, more

likely to vote against independence. And rural voters in Perth and

Kinross, Stirling, the Murray first, more likely to vote no. Clear signs

that pensioners did not back the campaign in anything like the same

numbers as young voters. Huge contrasts across the country between

less well off and well off, and the young and old, between town and

country. But that is the number that really matters. The Better Together

campaign wins decisively. Tim Reid is with me here. The no

campaign won by promising more devolution. They all have offers,

the main parties, but they are different. The main parties have

guaranteed further powers but we do not know what further powers to

cause labour, the Lib Dems and the Conservatives do not agree. They

have different plans. They have promised to start the consultation

process to date and David Cameron has pledged that it will mean change

in governance for the rest of the UK. There is already clamour for

further powers for Northern Ireland and Wales. Mr Cameron has said he

will provide an answer to the West Lothian question, so does that mean

that Scottish MPs cannot vote to British matters? And although the

yes campaign has lost the referendum they believe that with 1.5 million

voters they have a mandate to push for further powers. They have said

that they will put their shoulder to the wheel and join the other parties

in looking for this but I think that the pressing matter will be for them

to try to get these powers in the short-term and for Scotland, it is

going to be on Gordon Brown's timetable. Legislation drafted by

January, but it will be before the 2015 election for that is in the

statue books. A lot can happen before then. -- statute books. A

vast process for the man with the job on his hands. Indeed. And he

managed to have a Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to meet tight timetable.

Presumably that is what David Cameron is hoping will happen here.

-- to a tight timetable. What will the parties agree before the

election? Time will tell. What about the SNP? Alex Salmond is still in

charge of Scotland. What happens now? That remains to be answered.

The independence case has been lost for the moment. Alex Salmond has

promised to accept and abide by that outcome but also says that he will

be pushing for those powers. Will there be a postmortem and questions

about the strategy employed by the SNP leadership? Would they have done

better if they had come up with a currency union alternative, as they

pressed for? Those questions will perhaps be asked at the SNP

conference in October. The other parties have got their conferences

starting this weekend. I think that there is lots to discuss. At the

moment, the SNP government is popular and Alex Salmond has said

that he will stay on and see out his term. But will hardline nationalists

question that strategy? Will you decide to go before 2016? I'm joined

by the writer and portico commentator, Gerry Hassan, and the

junior shadow defence minister and Labour MP for western partnership,

Gemma Doyle. -- West Dunbartonshire. We do not know yet what the

coordinated body of powers will be that comes to Scotland eventually.

What contribution is Labour going to make now to fulfilling those that

were made before the vote? Actually, the three parties set out quite

detailed... And different plans. Not a huge amount of difference. That

was done a few months ago. The process is now about sitting down

together and coming to a joint proposal. I hope that will be

possible. The Labour proposal was arguably the weakest of the three.

The tamest. And Labour willing to compromise? -- Labour are willing to

compromise? And we are willing to have discussions and hope the SNP

will join in. In the past, they have not wanted to join in. But we need

everyone around table and we are willing to look at what is there and

talk to people about how we take this forward. Gerry Hassan, it is

going to be an incredibly difficult ask as everybody recognises, to

bring together the different offers. To bring the SNP into the

next, and to get it done at the same time as giving devolved powers south

of the border. -- into the net. What are the chances of this being done

within the timescale? I think this timescale has to be looked at, not

unquestioning, but the timescale is a bit like the way that Westminster

has done the European referendum question. Some of this is about

positioning substance, to be seen to be doing something, and answering a

real demand for more powers in Scotland. So that is the first

thing. Then, there is the different proposition between the three

prounion parties. We have the paradox that the party that was

against devolution, the Tories, have put forward the most coherent and

radical proposals. It may well be that the more radical proposals from

the Lib Dems and Tories are the ones that form what is on offer. But this

is not just about the constitution, it is about economic and social

justice and how that is done in Britain. It cannot be a narrow,

constitutional debate because that is not what the people of Scotland

or the UK are looking for. It is not just about more powers, that does

not have popular resonance. It has to touch wider issues, which is

where the prounion parties and the SNP have to go. How much are you in

touch, Gemma Doyle, with what the people of Scotland are aspiring to

and feeling the way towards? You lost great swathes of people that

the Labour Party is traditionally associated with supporting and

inspiring. And they clearly did not believe that you could help them

towards a better life. I have been on the door is four-month stay in

and day out. I think we have a pretty good sense of what people

were looking for. -- I have been on the doors day in and day out. Most

people said to me it is not about a party. Think a lot of people were

looking for change. This is a deeply unpopular Conservative government. I

understand people saying, where do we get the change from? My message

is that the Labour Party have the policies to make a difference to

people's lives and that is what we are campaigning for. Let's get a

picture of what is happening at Holyrood after the vote. We know

that it will continue to be Scotland's devolved parliament

although the plan is for more powers to move there from Westminster. Our

political reporter is there for us. What is the mood there this morning?

Actually, it is fairly quiet at Holyrood now. There was an all-night

vigil with people, yes supporters, keeping the flame of independence

alive. But they left pretty despondent this morning. As dawn

broke on and tumble morning. I'm joined by the finance secretary,

John Swinney. -- and ought on the morning. You must be personally

devastated by the result? I am deeply saddened by the result. I am

deeply saddened by the result. I've spent my adult life aiming for

Scottish independence. Yesterday was a day of great joy because I'd got

to vote quietly in the village hall along from my house for Scottish

independence, and also had to come to terms with the fact that we did

not make it. But we did win the support of 1.6 million fellow

citizens for Scottish independence. And we also demonstrated beyond any

question that this country is able to handle the biggest of all

debates, that we could handle it well and courteously, and we had an

enormous turnout. 85% of the public who were eligible to vote came out

and voted and that is a triumph for democracy. An impressive turnout for

yes, but there was still ten points between you and the no campaign.

Yes. But several weeks ago we were 20 points adrift. And we got very

close, it was 51-49 at one point. And what made it settle at 45-55 was

the offer of additional powers for the Scottish Parliament given

solemnly to the people of Scotland by the Westminster parties. The

crucial point that comes out of the referendum is that those powers must

be delivered because they were solemnly offered in a swift and

quick timescale, a reliable timescale, and that has to be

fulfilled by the UK parties. But we hear the promise today that they

will be fulfilled. By now you want to hold them to account but it

sounds like those promises will be capped. They have to be capped and

within the timescale in which they were offered because that factor,

and eye could see it in the last few days of the referendum, people

thinking of voting yes because they want the parliament to decide more

issues that affect their lives, tackling inequality, creating jobs,

protecting our vital public services, they want the parliament

to have those powers. And the key conclusion that must be drawn from

the referendum result is that the people of Scotland, the 1.6 million

that voted for what I believe in, Scottish independence, the 1.9

million afforded in favour of the no campaign, they voted to get extra

powers. But the no camp was not necessarily voting for more powers.

Wait a minute, wait a minute. The people were told that if you vote

no, you are not footing for no change, you are voting for extra

powers. That could not have been made clear. It was made either the

Prime Minister, the leader of the opposition, Alistair Darling, Gordon

Brown. They queued up and they now have to deliver. The desire for

change as you see it, you had the perfect storm for independence. You

had a Tory Prime Minister, Eton educated, austerity, the bedroom

tax, and yet you still did not manage to get over the line. We did

fantastically well. 45% of the vote, I will not deny the reality. There

is no one more disappointed in Scotland today than me. Why would

love to have won. But we gave it our best. -- I would love to have won.

We made the best arguments, the most rational point is that we could

advance. The greatest energy of a fabulous grassroots campaign across

the country. Yes, it involved the SMB and it motivated and thousands

of my fellow citizens to take the future of our country into our own

hands and we got very close. And I am proud of that fact. It was an

impressive campaign on the ground but do you think that sometimes the

independence campaign was promising too much to everyone? You could have

independence and heaven and earth. We did not say that. We said it was

not a magic wand. We promised people hope and ambition. And who should

not have hope and ambition? We should all have it. And the

conclusion of the referendum yesterday is a triumph for

democracy. 85% of eligible electorate turned out to vote. We do

not get that for British general elections. We have not got that

since before I was born. Now that we have seen that strong expression of

democratic will by the people of Scotland, the propositions that were

put forward by the UK parties must now be fulfilled. A difficult day

for you, Mr Swinney. Thank you for joining us. Activist Judy. -- back

to the studio. David Cameron has been to Scotland

several times over the last few weeks, making impassioned pleas for

Scots to vote no. Enough of them did. Today, David Cameron told

people who had voted yes that he heard what they were saying. He made

a strong commitment to honouring the vote for devolution. -- the valve.

The people of Scotland have spoken, and it is a clear result. They have

kept our country of four nations together, and like millions of other

people, I am delighted. As I said during the campaign, it would have

broken my heart to see the united England come to an end. Let us also

remember why it was white to ask the definitive question, yes or no.

Because now, the debate has been settled for a generation, or, as

Alex Hammond has said, perhaps for a lifetime. So, there can be no

dispute, no rerun, we have heard the settled will of the Scottish people.

To those in Scotland sceptical of the constitutional promises that

were made, let me say this. We have delivered on devolution under this

government, and we will do so again in the next Parliament. The three

pro-union parties have made commitments, clear commitments, on

further powers for the Scottish Parliament. We will make sure that

those commitments are honoured in full. And I can announce today that

Lord Smith of Kelvin, who so successfully led Glasgow's

Commonwealth Games, has agreed to oversee the process to take forward

these devolution commitments, with powers over tax, spending and

welfare, all agreed by November, and draft legislation published by

January. This referendum has been hard-fought. It has stirred strong

passions. It has electrified politics in Scotland and caught the

imagination of people across the whole of our United Kingdom. It will

be remembered as a powerful demonstration of the strength and

vitality of our ancient democracy. Record numbers registered to vote,

and record numbers cast their vote. We should all be proud of that. It

has reminded us how fortunate we are that we are able to settle these

vital issues at the ballot box, peacefully and calmly. Now, we must

look forward and turn this into the moment when everyone, whichever way

they voted, comes together to build that better, brighter future for our

entire United Kingdom. Our Westminster correspondent David

Porter is at Downing Street. David, that was a relieved man, David

Cameron there are, this morning, wasn't it? It was. That is the

overwhelming emotion. It was almost an audible sigh of relief, when they

found out that Scotland was not going to vote for independence. It

has been a pretty extraordinary 24 hours. David Cameron did not know if

the UK was going to be dissolved this morning, whether Scotland was

going to say it wanted to go its own way, and whether David Cameron would

be facing calls from his own back inches to go this morning, because

he had lost the union. That did not happen. That place behind me has

seen some pretty momentous events over the years, and I think what we

have seen in the last 24 hours is up with those. In effect, what we now

have, following David Cameron's announcement, is a constitutional

building site. We do not have definite plans, we have vague

sketches. Now, they have to put those sketches into plans and

deliver them, on a quick timescale as well. There is scepticism that he

and his coalition government can push this through in the time

available as well? Yes, we are talking about multifaceted

constitutional change, affecting the whole of the UK. They say that they

want to get some ideas by November, they want draft legislation by

January. That is fine, and we have a general election which will get in

the way of that, so it is virtually impossible that we will get

legislation on the statute books for the general election. I say that

because MPs will want to scrutinise it very carefully. Also, the House

of Lords will want to look at it, and they love looking in detail at

constitutional reform. So, the likelihood is that the new

government which comes in at Westminster, whatever complexion it

is, will be signed up to constitutional reform. It will be

for the next Parliament at Westminster to deliver that, but it

will not be easy. There are many Conservative backbenchers who say,

we are happy for Scotland to have more powers, but we also want

England to have more powers, and we have our old friend, the West

Lothian question, regarding how the Scottish MPs vote. It will not be

easy, it will not be quick, to sort this out. But there will be people

in Downing Street tonight who will be sleeping a lot easier than they

did last night. Thank you very much. We will have more analysis of what

this means for Scotland in the next half-hour of this specially extended

Reporting Scotland. First, the weather continues as normal, and so

does Christopher, who has got the forecast. Fairly cloudy this

afternoon. Still fairly misty conditions across eastern parts of

the country. We will have some outbreaks of patchy rain across the

Highlands and Islands, working southwards and eastwards. Further

east, a bit cooler. Down the east coast, quite murky through the

afternoon. This cold front will be working south and eastwards, behind

it, cooler, fresher and brighter conditions. Brightening up across

the western Isles before dusk this evening. Elsewhere, through the

central belt and the south, fairly cloudy, misty and the Key. Further

north, quite chilly at times. To the weekend, brighter than recent days,

and generally fresher, too, but still rather settled, thanks to the

high pressure. Tomorrow morning, still quite cloudy through the

central belt and the south, with light morning rain, which pushes

away. : Firstly, in the north-west, tending to cloud over. Temperatures,

up to the high teens. Overnight, some clear skies and it could be

quite chilly, certainly in the countryside. On Sunday, that high

pressure is firmly in charge. Sunday will be reasonably dry with some

bright and sunny spells. Temperature wise, 16-18 Celsius. Monday, once

again, reasonably dry and bright through the central belt and the

south and east. That is the forecast.

You are watching a specially extended referendum special of

Reporting Scotland. As we have seen, Scots have been engaged in

this debate in a way which has seldom been seen before. We have

heard from the politicians, but how have the people of Scotland reacted

to last night's vote? As Scotland woke up to a no vote, it

brought both jubilation and devastation. Such was the passion in

this campaign, today was always going to be painful for the side

that lost. Absolutely gutted. Eich cannot believe 55% of Scotland voted

against our country being a country. It just does not make sense to me.

Control of our own affairs, it was on a plate for us, we should have

had it. For many know supporters, it was a time to breathe a sigh of

relief. Absolutely delighted. I was hoping that the union would stay

together. It is more of a relief situation, rather than, oh, dear,

what is going to happen? Everybody is taking a step back and thinking,

we have got a strong society. George Square in Glasgow was a rallying

point for supporters of independence. This morning, the

result was too much for some to bear.

Decisions meant for Scotland should be made in Scotland. I am really

disappointed I genuinely thought it was going to be a yes. I hope that

we get more powers, and I hope that stuff happens. For those who

campaigned so hard, the dream had slipped through their fingers.

Beyond devastated. I thought we had a chance of something special. We

created something special with the grassroots movement, and I still

think we can build on it. Others believe that every voter can gain

from this result. The winner is in social democracy, no question. We

have shown it. It is the politics of the people, as opposed to the

politics of the parliamentarians. I think the political establishment of

Westminster has really come under severe scrutiny. The Better Together

supporters believe the result vindicated their quieter, more

low-key campaign, which played up the risks of independence grumpy

people who were yes voters, when they came high street in the last

few days, with placards waving in their face, they thought, this is

not the Scotland I want. In fact, attack ticks by the SNP have

persuaded many voters to vote no. This referendum is supposed to

settle the issue for a generation, but there are many who have been

left unsatisfied by Scotland's choice. What about the campaign

whose message prevailed, Better Together? They were often viewed as

not as visible or effective on the ground as their opponents, but they

won in the end, I10 percentage points. Our correspondent is at

their headquarters in Glasgow. They are probably all asleep? Yes, in a

word the mood is quiet. In the heart of Glasgow, just outside the

headquarters, the lights are on, but nobody is home at the moment. They

do have other offices, but they are empty at the moment as well. John

Reid, the last to together big beast who we heard from, I spoke to him at

ten o'clock this morning, by which time he had been on his feet for 27

hours. Perhaps we cannot begrudge them a little bit of sleep. I am

joined by the political correspondent from the Glasgow

evening times, Stuart Paterson. Thank you for staying up with us

first of all. Better Together, it got a lot of criticism along the

way, and yet it prevailed How Do You Analyse That? Ultimately, The Only

Poll That Matters Is The Final Result, So Better Together Are The

Ones Celebrating. But if you look at the direction of travel of the

campaigns, but together were trying to hold on their support, and yes

Scotland was chipping away at it, and they did so very successfully.

It was only in the last few days that Better Together started to get

their Key messages through, that there were risks. They started to

increase the family of nations idea and the benefits of the UK. Both of

them together started to make an impact, and I think that was perhaps

what did it. A lot of people felt it was quite a negative campaign at

times, the Better Together Campaign, and obviously it has won,

does that show that negativity pays? Perhaps. As I say, they emphasised

the risks of leaving the UK, bit too much in the early part of the

campaign. That was why the yes campaign was able to say they were

negative. People were saying Labour was in bed with the Tories, and

saying that it was a Westminster elite telling Scotland what to do.

But once they started to introduce the family of nations idea, the

NHS, the Armed Forces, the benefits of written, the perceived benefits,

then that did start to make a difference. When the Prime Minister

came up last week, which normally you would think would do nothing,

other than increase a yes vote, he changed his message, and it was not

like when George Osborne came and said, you cannot have the pound, we

are telling you what to do... This was a plea from the rest of the UK

to say, these stay with us, presenting a softer side. It may not

have worked all over the country, but I think it worked in enough

places to hold the vote together. Thank you very much for joining us.

No signs of life at the moment. I am sure that will change later in the

day. Well, it is business as usual

today, according to RBS and others in the financial services. Today,

our economics correspondent has been gauging business and market

reaction. You are joining us here in a very

drizzly Edinburgh this morning, with three guests. First of all, Brian

Souter, 1 of Scotland's most famous entrepreneurs - what is your

reaction this morning? Initially, it was one of disappointment, because I

supported independence. But as I reflect on the journey we have come

on, I feel we have achieved a great deal, we have guaranteed that the

Barnett formula will be continued, which is very important for funding

health care and education. There was talk of that being abandoned. We

have also got a promise of more powers, and we will hold the

unionist parties to that promise. And also, we have had an amazing

flowering of democracy. This has acted as a catalyst, and we have had

people engaging and voting who have not voted for 30-40 years. The

turnout has been amazing. I feel the whole of the UK will benefit.

Nothing will really be the same again. You personally gave ?1

million to the SNP as part of the yes campaign, was it well spent? I

think it was. The yes campaign ran an amazing campaign, which was very

positive. When we started this process two years ago, we were

polling about 30% for independence, and we have just got 45%. It is an

amazing achievement. The Key issue is that we have got another 400,000

people onto the voting register, and most of these people were

disenfranchised. A lot of them you would describe as urban poor. That

is where a lot of the yes vote was lying. I think if these people are

re-engaged with politics, and we can keep them voting, then I think it

would be a price worth paying. And enterprise. In the vocal about

your concerns and those of the financial industry around

independence. What is your reaction? Any of the uncertainties that would

have been created by a yes vote will now no longer concern us and our

businesses looking to the future and making the most of our assets as one

of the best juristic chins in the world for the conduct of financial

services. There are more powers to come and that has been made clear.

The Prime Minister repeated that this morning. We look forward in

participating with those discussions. The big questions that

were leading companies to make contingency plans around currency

and financial regulation, those big issues for our industry have now

receded and we can focus on the future and taking advantage of the

many opportunities we have as part of the UK. We have heard from plenty

of companies this morning, including RBS are saying that their

contingency plans are not needed. Business as usual? To some extent,

yes. There are market opportunities and we are incredibly well placed to

take advantage of them. This has been a necessary and valuable

process. It has brought up interesting points of discussion for

the industry and for the population as a whole. But as I say, what we

can confirm is that we are part of the UK, part of that jurisdictional

framework. We are one of the most sustainable in the world. And we are

looking forward to the future. And finally, and Richards from Aberdeen

Asset Management. The currency market opened strong this morning.

The pound is trading high against the euro and the dollar. Is that a

reaction to the vote? I think the market was broadly expecting a no

vote, so that is how we were positioned across the markets. I

think what you were seeing is partly relief from that, but also a

reflection of what is going on in the wider market. From your point of

view, you tread a careful line throughout the referendum debate.

What happens to your company, going forwards? As you have been hearing,

it is business as usual. We felt that Scotland would flourish one way

or another, regardless. We are obviously pleased to be continuing

to be part of the UK, to be able to do business across one United

Kingdom in terms of goods and services. Future will continue to

bring challenges and we will need them as and when. It literally is

business as usual for people in Edinburgh with plenty of people

heading into the office back into work on this interesting morning, as

we see things panning out for the business community here in

Edinburgh. Straight back to our political reporter, Andrew Kaar, and

the Scottish Parliament. Earlier, we heard from John Swinney, and I'm now

joined by the leader of the Scottish LeBron Democrats, Willie Rennie, a

key figure in Better Together. Thank you for joining us. What is the mood

of this afternoon two gleeful, gloating? Relief, I think. Scotland

has made the right decision. Britain will never be the same again. There

are reverberations throughout the UK already. The Prime Minister has

reacted immediately and Nick Clegg was up here making the same point.

They have appointed chairman to the commission that will move forward

the more powers agenda. I want to pick up, 1.5 million people in

Scotland looking for independence. The city of Glasgow wanted

independence. This is a wake-up call for the union. Absolutely. We are

listening to what people have said and what they have expressed. And

what they have expressed is that they want change. The people who

voted no also want to change. That is what was on offer from the Better

Together camp. Substantial change. That is why we have to make sure

that this substantial change is a livered for the long-term to the

benefit of Scotland. So substantial change but three different offerings

from the three main prounion parties. How can you guarantee that

you do not just negotiate down to the lowest common to nominate? That

is not what this process is about. -- lowest common to nominate. John

Swinney and the SNP have joined the process, so for the first time, we

have all four parties in the room. I think that that creative energy that

has been handed to us by this referendum will mean that we can get

the missing powers from this parliament that will allow us to

have a flexible, agile Parliament to meet the needs of Scotland. It is a

tight timescale. Lord Smith has been appointed as a timekeeper character

to make sure you deliver. It is unrealistic, isn't it? Not at all.

We have been working on this process for three years. I asked Menzies

Campbell to write his report in 2011. The Tories and Labour Party

have done likewise. I'm sure that the SNP and the government have been

working up their own proposals, under the circumstances that they

were going to lose. I think that the technical work has been done. We

have to find out how to build the best possible package. I want the

Scottish Parliament to do something different. If people of Scotland

wants to do something different, they should have the powers to do

so. That is mainly about fundraising powers, so that we raise money we

spend here. So that we control the purse strings, and we can do

something different. We will have to leave it there. Thank you for

joining us. And with that, it is back to Sally in Glasgow. A

political campaign of unprecedented proportions, one that developed into

a genuine national conversation. Many hopes were raised, many

passions engaged. Our social affairs correspondent examines how the two

sides might be reconciled, and indeed if reconciliation is required

once the dust settles. We're best friends. Yes. The debate has always

been rigorous and rarely rancorous but there have been flash point

moments. I am Labour. Up here with your redcoats and your 30 pieces of

silver! 30 pieces of silver! I will give you 30 pieces of silver to shut

up. John Prescott was courting labour voters for the no campaign.

Such high-profile visitors have inevitably attracted

counterdemonstrations from the opposite side.

But with so many people prepared to come out onto the streets to show

their support for each camp, will it be possible for the country to come

together again now that the result is known? One big name in the

campaign, Margo MacDonald, has not been able to take part personally.

At her message has been taken around the country by her widower am I who

told her memorial service after her death offers -- of her hopes after

the result. That at one minute past ten, whatever the result, she wanted

those divisions to end and this nation to seek unity of purpose.

APPLAUSE. If she could debate without

conceding one iota of principle, but do so without venom, so can we all.

If she could respect the rights of the other side to their opinions, so

can we all. That is what happened in Quebec in

1995. The no campaign prevailed with a tiny margin, just 50,000 votes

from an electorate slightly larger in Scotland today. Observers say

that despite that, Canada was not written asunder, but there was

subsequent consensus that the referendum had been a vitally

important matter. There was a recognition that it had been a very

bruising experience for the electorate. It was a divisive issue.

It was a close result but a result that really mattered. It was not a

result that was close on an issue that was unimportant. One of the key

battle grounds in the referendum campaign has been business and

commerce. Business leaders insisted that uncertainty is what they are

poorer. Today, at least, there is certainty. -- that they are poorer.

The sooner that the Scottish government or the Westminster

government can actually provide real insight then, the sooner business

will be reassured and be able to pass on that reassurance to the

workforce and investors and, most importantly, to the customers to

demonstrate that Scotland remains a very, very good place to do

business. The Church of Scotland is holding a reconciliation service at

Saint Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh on Sunday the moderator believes

that the recent national conversation will leaves Scots

society stronger. The remarkable thing about the campaign is that

Sony people have been involved. Not in my lifetime has that been any

issue over which the civic voice of Scotland has been heard and saw

clearly. And when you have a process that generates that much involvement

and that much interest, it must be good. But what we need after the

referendum is the same amount of civic involvement but on the same

side. With a heavy turnout, it is inevitable that many people will be

disappointed today. Had that is managed holds the key to the future

for all of Scotland. -- how that is managed.

Man cast with -- asked with bringing the main parties together to agree

of what -- on what powers the Scottish Parliament should have is

Lord Kelvin. He says that although the timescale is short on confidence

can get agreement. In many ways, I would prefer a timeline that you can

actually see. Instead of saying let's take two years to debate this.

Why do not think the electorate wants to wait that much longer. They

have had their say and a lot of things have been sent during the

campaign. They actually want all of that energy, the Fort to be put into

action, but they do not want to wait eight months to see that action. It

is not actually a bad timescale. There is a lot of thought and things

have been said already. We know what people want. I wants to make sure

that we get to the fact. I will delivered by the 30th of November.

With me now is the Mr for local government and planning, Derek

Mackay, and Jackson Tallo of the Scottish Conservatives. Derek

Mackay, you agree that it can be done? Do you believe the parties? It

is an ambitious timescale, considering what has to be achieved.

It absolutely must be done. First of all, I thought the yes campaign was

a fantastic campaign of ingenuity, creativity and substance full stop I

want to thank all of those who voted yes. 1.6 million people engaging in

this process. And the choice. It was not the status quo versus change. It

was change. Everyone agreed on that. More powers to the Scottish

Parliament, independence, that was the spectrum. The onus is on the

Westminster parties to deliver on that. But yes, regular levels of

engagement and we should harness that is to unite the country and

move forward. The Scottish government, of course, will play a

part in that. And how do you envisage your part? What would you

do now? The people have spoken and in accepting the results, we accept

that Scotland has called for change and Scotland must not fall off the

Westminster Raider as we approach the election. -- radar. We have no

details as we reach that process. Those discussions will begin but the

reason we want to dissipate, that is what people would expect. Scotland

had a great debate about what kind of country we seek and how we get

there. I am disappointed in the result because wanted independence

and the powers and resources of independence. But we will make the

best of it. We will always move forward and pursue Scotland's

interests. It is ambitious to get proposals and legislation by January

of Scotland expects. Jackson, you and the other parties carry a huge

responsibility, carrying the hopes and dreams of many Scots who voted

both ways for a better Scotland. For two points. Firstly, when we have

had these debates previously, my party has been on the other side of

the argument and we have not seen the degree of unanimity that there

is now within the unionist parties to deliver this. But all the talk

over the last few days was, will the party be able to take the initiative

two I think today, we saw the Prime Minister acting decisively to move

this forward. Acknowledging the concerns of backbenchers in England

who do not object to additional powers but were frustrated that that

may leave England and other parts of the UK on the sidelines. I believe

what he has done today is demonstrate to the people of

Scotland that he has acknowledged the result, listened to the result,

and he is now determined to see that the agenda goes forward with the

party leaders. And we are very enthusiastic about it. I think that

is the difference this time around. The Unionist parties are

enthusiastic about the Scottish Parliament. Do you agree that this

is the last chance saloon for the union? I do not see it like that.

This was a debate of a lifetime and that. This was a debate of a

lifetime and etiquette has resolved the issue for a lifetime. It is

pretty decisive. The last campaign with this fanfare was the Barack

Obama presidential election and he only won by six points, described as

a landslide. We're not using this language but it was a decisive

result. I think it is better that it was because I think it would have

been more divisive for people to come together if people had seen a

narrow result. He might have thought, if only we had done a bit

more. I don't want to be churlish but some people in the no

campaigners said they had to get a better result than this for it to be

landing M80 but we absolutely accept the results. 45% is very

respectable. In the face of some of the scaremongering we encountered.

Will there be another referendum? If there is no challenge, then there

must be change. We have prevented that challenge and it will lead to

change in Scotland. Westminster has to respond accordingly, because

there will be consequences if they do not because the people will not

have the issue forgotten. This is not the end of Scotland's

constitutional journey. In fact it is a exciting new phase. You could

see a push for another referendum from the SMB? The First Minister

said that this was a once in a generation opportunity that said, I

will make it clear that Westminster is not off the hook. Westminster

must deliver on what the people have asked for. Finally, there has been a

genuinely inspiring national conversation and many people have

referred to it. How is that going to continue? There is a sense of

reinvigorated democratic energy in Scotland. Will you play a part in

making that continue? Absolutely. We want to embrace that in the

discussion that happens going forward. But we should also be

honest enough to say that when you ask people an important question,

that is when they get engaged. Thank you both. And that is it from

Reporting Scotland, a specially extended lunch time special. This

evening's programme will also be one hour along with more reflection and

analysis. One out, a reminder of how this momentous story about the

future of Scotland unfolded. Morning.

Today is a momentous results for Scotland and also the United Kingdom

as a whole. We have reaffirmed all that we have in common and the bonds

that tie us together. Let them never be broken. APPLAUSE. On the half of

the Scottish government, I accept the result. The Unionist parties

made those late in the campaign to devolve more powers to Scotland.

Vows. Scotland will expected these to be honoured in rapid course.

I did not want independence at any point. I thought it was a very good

opportunity and it is sad that we have missed out on it. I've stayed

up all night. I am relieved. I am really, really disappointed.