Let us take you through the morning after the night before.
She has grown in stature, confidence and authority during the campaign – and should be widely deployed next May.
Cameron’s “vow” to Scotland, apparently at the expense of England, has caused deep unease.
Would that be enough for the Yes campaign?
Good luck to the No Campaign.
Their reaction suggests that Cameron’s vow of more powers to Scotland is unacceptable to the Parliamentary Party as it stands.
Some things are more important, dare we say it, than the short-term interest of the Conservative Party.
He has long been one of the main voices in the Commons for a fairer deal for England. Now he is being heard more widely.
He would have a chance to campaign with his Party for a fair new deal for the whole UK – one decided not by the Westminster elites but by the people.
We must get used to an outward-facing Chief Whip. What would Francis Urquhart have thought?
The Party’s plan must be pressed on Labour & the LibDems. If Scotland votes No and the Prime Minister backs off it, the SNP will be back for a second push.
We hope and believe that No will win, and that these inquiries will come to nothing. But it is necessary to put them.
A senior source told me yesterday that “we are determined to put our best foot forward” – and compared the Carswell defection to a family bereavement.
Post the announcement of his intended return to the Commons, the Mayor’s support is up by eight points.
Though only a small minority still back sending in ground troops.