Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin was a French revolutionary. His name is attached to a phrase that he almost certainly never uttered: “There go the people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.” After yesterday’s statement on her referendum plans, those words could just as easily be attributed to our First Minister.

There are three reasons why Nicola Sturgeon should not have allowed herself to follow her people yesterday.

First: her haste is at odds with an electorate which is far more relaxed.

She has made her plans for independence into a rush job.

Raising the idea of forcing an exit from the UK without mutual consent is a huge mistake.

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