Dashwood: BP boss Bob Dudley raises a glass to another 50 years in the North Sea

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Brent Hoberman, the co-founder of Lastminute.com, made his fortune cutting eleventh-hour holiday deals. Now Made.com, his latest dotcom business, is taking things close to the wire.

Hours after the Scots voted to stay in the Union, the furniture-seller pressed the send button on an email prepared in the event of a Yes vote. It announced the launch of a Made.com Scotland spin-off, and a discounted range of “blue, saltire-inspired products” in tribute to the “newly independent country”.

The company issued an “oops” apology – except, inevitably, a spokesman later admitted the mistake was deliberate. “Scotland, we love you and hope no offence was caused,” she said.

Unfortunately, Dashwood doubts Made’s Sassenach customers will be as quick to move on.

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Scotland remains the seat of power for Wall Street and City of London dealmakers – for the next three days, at least.

Tomorrow, US bankers from Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Lexington will tee off against the London Stock Exchange’s top golfers in the financial world's answer to the Ryder Cup, held at tycoon Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort in Ayrshire.

The City of London captain is Sir Win Bischoff, the former Lloyds chairman, who is joined by BC Partners co-founder John Burgess.

After BC’s drama over its ownership of bust mobile operator Phones4U last week, Burgess can be forgiven for hoping there’s no reception.

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harriet.dennys@telegraph.co.uk

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