Alex Salmond and Ed Miliband are referendum’s big losers

What hope of Miliband leading Labour to victory in May if he can’t connect with party supporters?

The Mole

EDITOR'S NOTE posted at 5.0pm on Friday 19 September: Since this article was posted, Alex Salmond has announced his resignation as First Minister of Scotland and SNP leader. In a statement he said: "Party, parliament and country would benefit from new leadership."

As the dust settles on Scotland’s decisive No vote by a margin of 55 to 45 per cent, there are clear winners and losers emerging from the wreckage of the referendum.

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is the pseudonym for a London-based political consultant who writes exclusively for The Week.co.uk.