13/09/2014 Reporting Scotland

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The two sides in the referendum debate in Scotland

are taking part in a final and hectic weekend of campaigning before

It came as a row intensified over the

intervention of business leaders and banks in the independence debate.

Our political correspondent David Porter has been

It is getting closer and closer, in more ways than one. The final

Saturday, the busiest day of political campaigning that Scotland

has ever seen. Both sides trying to win over undecided voters. The First

Minister continued his tour of Scotland by helicopter, making his

argument for a yes vote on Thursday. The theory of the No campaign with

this negative campaigning is their Achilles heel. How can they compete

with the Yes campaign that Scotland can be a prosperous society for you

are going to do is corralled the supermarkets into Downing Street to

try and persuade them to scare the Scottish people at the last minute.

Marching through Glasgow, better together so they are out the length

and breadth of Scotland, demanding answers from their opponents. Every

government is temporary and every politician is temporary but

independence is for ever. There is no going back if it does not work

out the way that Alex Salmond says. We cannot take it back to the shops,

there are no guarantees. There is no sense of time for buyers remorse. On

Thursday we are not making history but making the biggest decision of

our lives. After a week of claim and counterclaim over how independence

would affect business and you flank in the wider economic battle. One of

the world's biggest banks has compared the possibility of a Yes

vote to the mistakes that led to the big depression of the 1930s. If

Scotland was to become independent I think it would be catastrophic for

Scotland, bordering on the possibility for depression that

would last for a number of years. It is not independence that threatens

the financial services industry, we want to give a competitive

advantage, it is the union that has threatened the growth of the

financial services industry in Scotland. In Edinburgh thousands of

people joined a rally by the Orange order in support of the union.

Scotland said they were entitled to campaign for a no vote but their own

campaign was mobilising thousands of supporters. Better together said the

Orange order had nothing to do with their campaign. A further twist this

evening, Rob -- Rupert Murdoch was spotted in Aberdeen, prompting

speculation about what his newspapers may do in the coming

days. With a fresh batch of polling out tonight both sides will be

watching closely. Our Political Correspondent Tim Reid

joins us is here to reflect Tim, what do you make of Rupert

Murdoch's arrival in Scotland? It is certainly interesting that he

is here on the most feverish weekend of campaigning for both sides. There

has been speculation that perhaps one of his papers could come out in

favour of a yes endorsement but that only was heightened at the end of

last week when they opinion poll suggested that the Yes campaign was

in front. So far only the Sunday Herald has come out for a Yes vote

and the Scotsman came out and said a no vote would be the best thing for

Scotland. -- No vote. We will watch them and see if they are going to

endorse, Rupert Murdoch will not want to back the losing side so

perhaps they will not attempt or sigh their campaign.

The family of a man from Perth who is being held hostage by Islamic

State militants have appealed to his captors to make contact with them.

A statement from David Haines' relatives said the militants,

who have beheaded two Amercian journalists, had not replied to

Mr Haines was kidnapped last year, delivering humanitarian aid

Celtic survived an Aberdeen fight-back to gain

Jason Denayer deflected a shot by Efe Ambrose to give the home side

an early lead, and Kris Commons made it two just after half-time.

A David Goodwillie header got Aberdeen back into the game, but

Hamilton sharing top spot alongside Inverness Caley Thistle and

And in the Championship, Hearts drew 0-0 with Dumbarton, but lead the

Shinty, and Kingussie won the Camanachd Cup final today

for the 23rd time, beating Glenurquart 4-0 in Inverness.

Kingussie had lost in the final three times

Let's find out what the forecast holds for the rest of the weekend.

Many parts enjoying a beautiful late summer day. Anne, same tomorrow?

It is not looking too bad at all. Good evening. Much of the country

today is enjoying some fine, dry and settled conditions. Dry is how it is

set to continue for tonight with misty and faulty patches developing

quite widely across the country, particularly so across northern and

eastern parts. There will be some clear spells and we are not looking

at a cold night at all. Fairly mild temperatures holding up in double

figures. We could see some rural sports tipping to four or five, this

is likely through the great Glen and Dumfries and the Borders. Tomorrow

morning mist and fog Lindo first -- Malinga first thing but it should

clear away during the course of the morning. There should be brightness

and sunshine in the West. More cloud across the eastern Scotland with

some patchy rain at times. For the rest of the UK it is going to be a

largely dry day, good spells brightness and sunshine. A few spits

and spots of rain but nothing too heavy. We are looking at

temperatures reaching the high teens for Scotland. Always a bit cooler

along the east coast with a moderate southeasterly breeze. That is your

forecast. And that's Reporting Scotland

for now. To keep you up to date with all

the latest developments in the referendum debate, we have

an extended news bulletin tonight. That's at 10.50pm here on

BBC1 Scotland.