Should I stay or should I go? ‘No’ vote ahead in Scottish independence poll

A new opinion poll has given the “No” campaign in the Scottish referendum campaign an eight point lead, as an estimated 10,000 people attended a rally by the Orange Order in support of the Union in Edinburgh. The telephone poll, which was commissioned by the Better Together campaign and carried out by Survation, has the “No” vote on 54% and the “Yes” camp on 46% when undecided voters are factored out.

This referendum is about power, and when we get a ‘Yes’ majority we will use that power for a day of reckoning with BP and the banks.

Former SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars

Horrified at the prospect of the breakup of the United Kingdom, thousands of loyalists from Northern Ireland and Scotland marched through central Edinburgh. Armed with drums, flutes, banners, bowler hats and orange sashes, loyalists, named for their allegiance to the British throne, said the vote threatened their culture. The Yes side has planned to have more than 35,000 volunteers on the streets of Scotland over the weekend, manning 473 registered street stalls.

Foreign investors come to Scotland because they rely on a predictable investment environment. All of this comes from a united Great Britain.

David Folkerts-Landau, Deutsche’s chief economist

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