:00:00. > :00:00.but it'll be turning quite breezy. Thank you very much. That's it.
:00:00. > :00:09.The referendum campaign takes to the air.
:00:10. > :00:13."Yes" leaders canvas seven cities by helicopter,
:00:14. > :00:19.urging voters to have the confidence to opt for independence.
:00:20. > :00:22.The No side takes to the streets, highlighting economic worries being
:00:23. > :00:37.This campaign surging across the seven cities of Scotland today will
:00:38. > :00:40.carry Scotland to victory. There are huge risks.
:00:41. > :00:42.We'll have two business leaders live in the studio,
:00:43. > :00:48.Also on the programme, we'll hear from campaigners across the country.
:00:49. > :00:53.We're in Moray, hearing from voters and campaigners in Elgin.
:00:54. > :01:00.Accident and Emergency consultants in Aberdeen have warned NHS Grampian
:01:01. > :01:03.for a second time that staff shortages are at risk
:01:04. > :01:13.And Rangers raise just over 3 million pounds
:01:14. > :01:28.It's been a day of frantic campaigning in the referendum.
:01:29. > :01:32.Yes campaign leaders canvassed seven cities by helicopter,
:01:33. > :01:34.urging voters to have the confidence to opt for independence.
:01:35. > :01:37.Alex Salmond accused the No side of co-ordinating business
:01:38. > :01:42.But supporters of the Union said the economic
:01:43. > :01:44.worries were real and Scotland should stick with the Union.
:01:45. > :01:52.This from our political editor Brian Taylor.
:01:53. > :01:58.No time to lose, Alex Salmond takes to the air, smiling despite an
:01:59. > :02:05.onslaught of business warnings. Orchestrated, he says, by Downing
:02:06. > :02:12.Street. But this contest is grounded on the doorstep encounters. Alex
:02:13. > :02:17.Salmond's aim is to engender confidence that Scotland's economy
:02:18. > :02:23.could prosper and the NHS could be healthy under independence. And
:02:24. > :02:39.public opinion? I am pleased about the various polls rose, but I am
:02:40. > :02:44.more pleased about this activity. Between them, the Yes campaign
:02:45. > :02:49.leaders covered seven cities today. Ed Miliband arrived by bus at
:02:50. > :02:54.Edinburgh. He says Scotland's economy would falter and the NHS
:02:55. > :03:01.soccer if the union ends. He appealed directly to wavering Labour
:03:02. > :03:04.voters. Anybody who is undecided needs to recognise and realise that
:03:05. > :03:19.there is change coming with now, but there are huge risks with a yes
:03:20. > :03:26.vote. Scottish robbery -- Scottish rugby stars endorse a no vote. Staff
:03:27. > :03:31.at Edinburgh check thousands of postal votes, already in. , millions
:03:32. > :03:46.more will add to these piles when the third macro open. There is all
:03:47. > :03:56.to play for, and the stakes could not be higher. We have heard this
:03:57. > :04:00.evening that the Chancellor of the Exchequer has cancelled his visit to
:04:01. > :04:08.Australia, with two things in mind, with the objective of staying in the
:04:09. > :04:11.UK, to exhort able in the -- in Scotland to stay within the UK, and
:04:12. > :04:17.also to deal with the aftermath, should there be a yes vote. There is
:04:18. > :04:22.a sense of frenzy in both campaigns, with the opinion polls suggesting
:04:23. > :04:26.that it is absolutely neck and neck with only a few days to go, before
:04:27. > :04:35.Scotland decides upon the prospect of independence. And out of that
:04:36. > :04:43.frenzied campaigning, what did the two sides had to say today? There is
:04:44. > :04:46.a range of issues, the European Union, the future of Scotland's
:04:47. > :04:49.relationships with the other nations on these islands, but it is becoming
:04:50. > :04:57.elemental, it is becoming distilled down to the core economic message.
:04:58. > :05:00.Hearing from Ed Miliband and others on the No campaign that there is a
:05:01. > :05:04.genuine threat to Scotland from independence, and they argue that
:05:05. > :05:11.that threat would result in a knock-on threat to services like the
:05:12. > :05:14.NHS. We heard from the other side that the business threat is being
:05:15. > :05:19.orchestrated from Downing Street and is being talked up and engendered by
:05:20. > :05:25.Downing Street comic she says that Scottish people should discount
:05:26. > :05:29.that. He says they should have the courage to stick with the prospect
:05:30. > :05:31.of an enhanced economy, and defending the NHS. Mirror images
:05:32. > :05:37.from both sides. Thank you. The bosses of some
:05:38. > :05:39.of the country's biggest companies have clashed over the potential
:05:40. > :05:41.impact of Scottish independence. Tonight,
:05:42. > :05:43.Richard Branson says he thinks It flies in the face
:05:44. > :05:47.of comments from British Airways' boss earlier this year,
:05:48. > :05:49.who told the BBC that independence Meanwhile, some retailers are
:05:50. > :05:56.claiming prices would rise, while the head of the Wetherspoon chain
:05:57. > :05:59.of pubs says there was no reason why Scotland couldn't be successful
:06:00. > :06:02.if there were a Yes vote. Our business correspondent
:06:03. > :06:15.David Henderson reports: It is hard to stay cool as the
:06:16. > :06:19.referendum campaign hots up. At this food fear new Edinburgh today,
:06:20. > :06:22.Scottish firms were showcasing what they sell, hoping for orders from
:06:23. > :06:28.all over the world, and wondering if life will change this time next
:06:29. > :06:32.week. We supply a lot of customers down in England. What will happen if
:06:33. > :06:39.we are an independent country Western Mark will be still be
:06:40. > :06:44.interested? There is so much cross-border trade within Europe
:06:45. > :06:49.itself. With, for example, shellfish. I can't see independence
:06:50. > :06:53.being a major stumbling block. As the day draws near, some of the
:06:54. > :06:57.country's best-known retailers have weighed into the debate. Asda and
:06:58. > :07:05.John Lewis have warned that prices may rise if Scotland vote for
:07:06. > :07:08.independence. The costs of running our business is spread across the
:07:09. > :07:13.whole business, but it is more expensive to do business in Scotland
:07:14. > :07:18.today. Business rates are higher, distributional cost higher. If
:07:19. > :07:21.Scotland was independent today, with businesses run separately in
:07:22. > :07:26.Scotland, as will be the case, yes, prices would be higher. The Yes
:07:27. > :07:32.campaign claim that is scaremongering, and say that if one
:07:33. > :07:35.supermarket chain raised its prices in an independent Scotland,
:07:36. > :07:39.customers would shop elsewhere, and they point to Europe, where
:07:40. > :07:46.retailers operate without problems across several countries. Tonight,
:07:47. > :07:50.this flamboyant figure, Richard Branson, says he would love to see
:07:51. > :07:56.Scotland stay within the UK. That is the contrast with his rival, the
:07:57. > :07:59.boss of British Airways, who has says -- who has said independence
:08:00. > :08:05.could be a positive move for his company. Some see the changes that
:08:06. > :08:10.would come with a yes vote as a glass half full, not a glass half
:08:11. > :08:14.empty. The man who runs this hub chain sees independence as an
:08:15. > :08:19.opportunity and not as a risk. There is no reason in the why Scotland
:08:20. > :08:22.couldn't be a very successful independent country. New Zealand has
:08:23. > :08:26.the same population and does very well, Singapore is smaller, and
:08:27. > :08:31.incredibly successful. Switzerland does well. There is a lot of
:08:32. > :08:38.nonsense talk, particularly by businessmen. As both campaigns put
:08:39. > :08:42.the finishing touches to their message, it is clear the debate has
:08:43. > :08:44.split the business community. Many bosses and staff will face a
:08:45. > :08:47.difficult choice next week. To debate some of these issues I'm
:08:48. > :08:49.joined now by two Scottish business people -
:08:50. > :08:51.Ian McDougall, managing director of McDougall Johnstone, a corporate
:08:52. > :08:54.finance and accounting firm, who And Daniel Johnson,
:08:55. > :08:58.creative director of the card company Paper Tiger,
:08:59. > :09:13.who speaks for Better Together. Ian MacDougall, we heard from Tim
:09:14. > :09:19.Martin, there are, but we have also heard from Asda and John Lewis and
:09:20. > :09:29.other companies, all saying that independence would lead to higher
:09:30. > :09:35.prices. Are they wrong? I think Tim Martin was right. I am not asking
:09:36. > :09:40.about him, I am asking about the others. He has said that these
:09:41. > :09:43.arguments are insulting the intelligence of the Scottish people,
:09:44. > :09:48.and I agree with that. By the last two years, they have been insulting
:09:49. > :09:51.the Scottish people. But are the retailer is wrong? They clearly
:09:52. > :09:56.believe what they are saying? No. I think they are wrong. I think they
:09:57. > :10:00.have been coerced into moving towards those arguments, and I think
:10:01. > :10:06.what this is doing is driving the debate into the gutter, because
:10:07. > :10:09.you're aiming at the most vulnerable in society, pensioners, people
:10:10. > :10:16.living in poverty, and giving them by saying that if the don't vote
:10:17. > :10:21.now, their food shopping will be more expensive, and that is dragging
:10:22. > :10:25.the debate into the gutter. Do you think there has been political
:10:26. > :10:29.engineering in their statements? They're absolutely has. Whether or
:10:30. > :10:34.not that is the case. They are still the bosses on -- bosses big
:10:35. > :10:38.companies, and I am asking you if you think they are actually wrong in
:10:39. > :10:43.their judgement? Yes, I think they are. I think Tim Martin, boss of
:10:44. > :10:49.Wetherspoon, has said the opposite, he sees it as an opportunity, as do
:10:50. > :10:54.many other bosses of very large companies. There are contracting
:10:55. > :10:58.voices in this debate. Daniel Johnson, we heard from Wetherspoon
:10:59. > :11:04.today, that independence would be good for business. Surely a system
:11:05. > :11:09.made in Scotland with taxes and regulations tailor-made to suit
:11:10. > :11:15.businesses in Scotland has got to be good for the country? Tailor-made,
:11:16. > :11:20.but in different. I am a retailer. I own a shop. The basic truth is that
:11:21. > :11:23.if you have two systems of tax, two systems of regulation, two
:11:24. > :11:26.currencies, that increases costs, and that is just a basic rule of
:11:27. > :11:33.business. We are hearing from the likes of as that and Morrisons, from
:11:34. > :11:37.Standard Life, from RBS, from the companies that we trust with our
:11:38. > :11:41.weekly shop, and our pensions, I think that make the choice is really
:11:42. > :11:47.quite real for people. But costs could also go down as well as up.
:11:48. > :11:51.Morrisons said that prices could change, if the costs of doing
:11:52. > :11:55.business change, but they could lower them. The basic rule of
:11:56. > :12:02.business is, if you have complexity, you add cost. Even if corporation
:12:03. > :12:08.tax goes down? My colleagues here is an accountant. I would like to ask
:12:09. > :12:16.him, how many tax returns would you like to do? We are talking about as
:12:17. > :12:20.that year. We are talking about people who own or Walmart and Asda.
:12:21. > :12:24.These are massive companies. As you said, if corporation tax comes down
:12:25. > :12:27.in an independent Scotland, any other cost in terms of that will be
:12:28. > :12:31.easily offset. These are companies which deal all over the world, so
:12:32. > :12:33.this is simply another country that they have to deal with. The world,
:12:34. > :12:36.so this is simply another country that they had to deal with. They do
:12:37. > :12:42.with it every single. Do you think Asda prop up their operations and
:12:43. > :12:46.their prices in Britain from their operations in the rest of Europe?
:12:47. > :12:50.The price according to the cost in each country. Yes, it is a big
:12:51. > :12:53.company, but the real cost will be the accompany the side of mine.
:12:54. > :12:59.Small businesses, which give the bulk of and won in Scotland. Small
:13:00. > :13:04.companies will find the administered a burden and the complexity is very
:13:05. > :13:10.costly. That is why most small businesses see the opportunity. In
:13:11. > :13:14.Business for Scotland we have many hundreds of businesses who all see
:13:15. > :13:21.the opportunity and look forward to that. Better Together don't have
:13:22. > :13:27.anything to look forward to. Is it not more of a hassle having to
:13:28. > :13:32.systems, rather than one? And having possibly a different currency? I
:13:33. > :13:36.don't think we will have a different currency. I believe we will have a
:13:37. > :13:42.currency union, and that is another skier sorry that has been introduced
:13:43. > :13:52.to scare people. -- a skier story. A scare story. It has been introduced
:13:53. > :13:59.to frighten Scottish people. What is your vision for the Scottish
:14:00. > :14:04.economy? This is the biggest decision we are making, that we have
:14:05. > :14:08.ever faced, and when there are real questions about how things would
:14:09. > :14:12.work, how businesses would operate on an rather than engaging with
:14:13. > :14:21.them, rather than looking at them, they just dismiss them. That is not
:14:22. > :14:26.good enough. See? He has no plan. I believe in creating jobs. We can do
:14:27. > :14:38.that with devolution. We will have the ability to borrow to Billy and
:14:39. > :14:45.pounds. -- ?2 billion. If I could speak on behalf of the undecided
:14:46. > :14:49.voters here. How are people able to make a judgement on this, when we
:14:50. > :14:54.have two successful Scottish businesses here, and you look at the
:14:55. > :15:00.same potential situation, and one of you sees risks, and one of you seize
:15:01. > :15:06.opportunities. Is there no meeting of minds here? It is a matter of
:15:07. > :15:10.trust. Westminster has not served Scotland well. They have ruined the
:15:11. > :15:15.economy with the recession of 2007, and we are still suffering from
:15:16. > :15:20.that. It is a matter of trust. Who do you trust to look after Scottish
:15:21. > :15:25.wealth? Able making decisions in Scotland, or people 500 miles away
:15:26. > :15:29.in London? I think you're just a fantastic example of scaremongering.
:15:30. > :15:33.These are the companies that we trust. John Wallace and Standard
:15:34. > :15:38.Life. If these companies, that we trust with our day-to-day well-being
:15:39. > :15:45.and livelihoods, I think we should listen to what they are saying. What
:15:46. > :15:48.about Aberdeen Asset Management. He thinks that Scotland could be a
:15:49. > :15:51.partly prosperous country. Why does the boss of Aberdeen Asset
:15:52. > :15:56.Management think that? I think you can find other examples of that. You
:15:57. > :16:01.can find others who have just moved their pensions south of the border.
:16:02. > :16:08.That is the reality. There are some people who might be able to... The
:16:09. > :16:19.reality is the style works of Scottish business, Standard Life and
:16:20. > :16:23.others, these leading style works by saying no thank you, because they
:16:24. > :16:36.believe that devolution holds a better prospect. Are due
:16:37. > :16:43.underestimating the risks in order to make a point that you believe in,
:16:44. > :16:47.passionately? That the future is risky, nobody knows quite what
:16:48. > :16:54.independence would mean. Scotland has a hugely strong economy, oil and
:16:55. > :16:58.gas is only 13% of it. It is strong in Food Drink, tourism, life
:16:59. > :17:03.sciences, education. We have a strong and wealthy nation. But the
:17:04. > :17:07.wealth does not stay in Scotland and that is the issue. We have a very
:17:08. > :17:13.strong economy and will be a very successful economy when the vote
:17:14. > :17:18.yes. Oil and gas is a big part of the economy. Another big part of the
:17:19. > :17:24.financial services sector. Alex Salmond the other week could not
:17:25. > :17:26.answer the question of how it would work without a lender of last
:17:27. > :17:33.resort. He simply does not have the answers. He expects us to choose on
:17:34. > :17:39.blind faith. I am not willing to gamble jobs and livelihoods. I think
:17:40. > :17:48.we should go for the guaranteed prospect of devolution and say no
:17:49. > :17:52.thank you to independence. We have high ambitions for Scotland. We are
:17:53. > :17:59.looking for more growth, higher wages. We are not happy with the
:18:00. > :18:07.status quo. Thank you both very much. UKIP leader Nigel Farage has
:18:08. > :18:12.stepped into the debate with a call for the Queen to get involved.
:18:13. > :18:15.Tonight in Glasgow he will say and independent Scotland would end up
:18:16. > :18:23.having to join the euro. David Porter is outside the venue where
:18:24. > :18:28.Nigel Farage will be speaking. The Nigel Farage bandwagon has rolled
:18:29. > :18:33.into town. It is causing a good deal of interest. Behind me in Glasgow
:18:34. > :18:39.city centre, around 50 demonstrators have turned up to give Nigel Farage
:18:40. > :18:44.what they would regard as a traditional Glasgow welcome. It has
:18:45. > :18:49.been noisy and good-humoured. This is his first intervention in the
:18:50. > :18:57.referendum debate. He's not speaking on behalf of of Better Together but
:18:58. > :19:00.here's saying he wants Scots to vote no in the referendum. He says
:19:01. > :19:04.independence would be a false prospectus for Scots. He says that
:19:05. > :19:09.because things are looking so tight in the opinion polls he would like
:19:10. > :19:11.the Queen to intervene. But his intervention has caused high
:19:12. > :19:15.emotions on both sides of the argument. This is not an
:19:16. > :19:20.independence referendum. Alex Salmond says it is and Better
:19:21. > :19:23.Together says it is, but this is about separation from England and
:19:24. > :19:28.signing up to be a full member of the EU states. You could argue that
:19:29. > :19:31.the EU is good or bad for Scotland but you cannot argue that as a
:19:32. > :19:39.member of the European Union that Scotland would be independent, it
:19:40. > :19:41.cannot. Nigel Farage enters policies are unwelcome in Scotland which you
:19:42. > :19:46.could see in the voting intentions of the people of Scotland. He does
:19:47. > :19:52.not represent my views on the EU, and on the future of Scotland. Not
:19:53. > :19:57.all of Nigel Farage's visits to Scotland go to plan. He has arrived
:19:58. > :20:01.in Edinburgh previously and been forced to take refuge in a pub
:20:02. > :20:08.because he was met by demonstrators. He is due to speak in Glasgow in the
:20:09. > :20:16.next couple of hours, and people will have some fairly strong
:20:17. > :20:21.comments for him. Laura Bicker has been travelling around Scotland
:20:22. > :20:30.finding out how the vote has been affecting people. She is now in
:20:31. > :20:37.Elgin in Moray. This area is an SNP stronghold. They have Richard
:20:38. > :20:45.Lochhead MSP and Alex Salmond MP in the past. They have been campaigning
:20:46. > :20:50.hard and, round the corner, there is a yes shop right on the high Street.
:20:51. > :20:55.Certainly, when you go out and meet people, there are a number of no
:20:56. > :21:03.voters and undecided voters. The question that kept coming up was
:21:04. > :21:06.about the nearby military bases. Some are now feeling the pressure to
:21:07. > :21:14.come to a decision. Steve is one of many. This hands-on boss has put up
:21:15. > :21:18.the business. Her husband was in the forces, based nearby. It is one of
:21:19. > :21:25.the concerns she has about independence. When RAF Kinloss shut
:21:26. > :21:33.we had to wait for the Army to come up. That hit the area quite badly.
:21:34. > :21:40.We had a drop in income. This is her query, to both sides. My concern is,
:21:41. > :21:45.what would happen if we go independent, because what would the
:21:46. > :21:51.MOD do? We went on the campaign trail to answer her question. It is
:21:52. > :21:58.a fantastic opportunity for Scotland. The local MSP, Richard
:21:59. > :22:01.Lochhead says that this area is an SNP stronghold, but he understands
:22:02. > :22:06.that some have concerns. Some people seem to think defence assets belong
:22:07. > :22:10.to the UK government, when they belong to the people of Scotland
:22:11. > :22:15.just as much. We are entitled to a share of these assets and they will
:22:16. > :22:19.be based at RAF Lossiemouth so it will be more secure under
:22:20. > :22:26.independence. RAF Lossiemouth was saved in Westminster defence cuts.
:22:27. > :22:31.There are over 2000 personal based here. And nearby army base at
:22:32. > :22:37.Kinloss has seen the Royal Engineers moving. They may be outgunned and
:22:38. > :22:40.outmanned in terms of campaign resources, but Better Together say
:22:41. > :22:45.that their arguments are winning them votes. I feel sorry for these
:22:46. > :22:50.people who live and work around the Lossiemouth base and at Kinloss
:22:51. > :22:55.because they want to make sure that it will be there and five, ten, 15
:22:56. > :23:00.years time, but they do not get that certainty from the Yes campaign. At
:23:01. > :23:07.the cafe, I find polarised views on independence. Strong yes views and
:23:08. > :23:10.strong no views. I do not think independence would do anything for
:23:11. > :23:15.Scotland I hand I am very Scottish and I do not want to be divided. We
:23:16. > :23:20.believe Scotland would be a better place if we were able to rid --
:23:21. > :23:25.control our resources ourselves and put the money back into this
:23:26. > :23:31.country. Both campaigns use words like confident and optimistic but it
:23:32. > :23:38.will be six days when they will find out, yes or no. Support for yes is
:23:39. > :23:42.strong in this area. I popped into the local chip shop and ask people
:23:43. > :23:47.and all the hands went up. But Better Together said that they have
:23:48. > :23:51.been campaigning hard and Lord try to win over every single vote. I
:23:52. > :23:56.will be back later with two activists from both sides explaining
:23:57. > :24:07.how they see the campaign in this area. Still to come tonight, we look
:24:08. > :24:17.at at the 1997 referendum which led to the establishment of the Scottish
:24:18. > :24:20.Parliament. BBC Scotland can reveal that accident and emergency
:24:21. > :24:24.consultant in Aberdeen have warned NHS Grampian that staff shortages
:24:25. > :24:32.are at risk of endangering patient safety. Our reporter is outside
:24:33. > :24:46.Aberdeen Royal infirmary. The owner, over to you. -- Fiona. Last
:24:47. > :24:50.Friday we can tell you that a group of accident and emergency consultant
:24:51. > :24:54.is asked to address board members to repeat worries about patient safety.
:24:55. > :24:59.Three months ago they raise these concerns with NHS Grampian. They
:25:00. > :25:04.said that they were worried about continuing their primary role, which
:25:05. > :25:08.is resuscitating seriously ill patient's. Last week they brought
:25:09. > :25:13.those concerns to the board to say that the situation had not fully
:25:14. > :25:17.changed. I understand that there are specific concerns about weekend
:25:18. > :25:22.cover and that consultants have been working extra weekend shifts since
:25:23. > :25:27.August. They say that that is not sustainable in the long term. One
:25:28. > :25:31.accident and emergency consultant described it to me as a perfect
:25:32. > :25:34.storm, and said that it could take a couple of years for the situation to
:25:35. > :25:41.be solved, because of staff shortages. NHS Grampian has said
:25:42. > :25:45.that there will be continuing staff shortages, they continue to face
:25:46. > :25:50.challenges, and the board says that it is not specific to Aberdeen, it
:25:51. > :25:53.is a problem across the UK. The board said that it is working hard
:25:54. > :25:58.to recruit more doctors and is working hard with other departments
:25:59. > :26:02.at Aberdeen Royal infirmary to alleviate that problem. Tonight, NHS
:26:03. > :26:07.Grampian has assured members of the public that Haitians attending
:26:08. > :26:16.accident and emergency are safe. -- that patient's. We have safe cover
:26:17. > :26:25.in place for the weekends. But it is almost on a day-to-day basis that we
:26:26. > :26:29.are working. It is not just about bums on seats and about doctors and
:26:30. > :26:37.departments, it is about getting the right quality to see the patient at
:26:38. > :26:43.accident and emergency. Accident and emergency is also under review by
:26:44. > :26:50.Healthcare improvement Scotland, the body invited by NHS Grampian to
:26:51. > :26:54.review patient safety. It is also looking at other departments
:26:55. > :26:59.including elderly care, intensive care, gynaecology and obstetrics. A
:27:00. > :27:06.report on that is due out in November. A Midlothian man charged
:27:07. > :27:08.with murdering his wife and child says he killed them in a moment of
:27:09. > :27:12.madness. The High Court in Edinburgh has been shown a police interview
:27:13. > :27:17.with Gary Locke Art in which he said that he strangled his wife while
:27:18. > :27:28.drunk then suffocated his son, Michael, with a pillow. He said he
:27:29. > :27:32.also intended to take his own life. Gary Lockhart said that he returned
:27:33. > :27:39.home late after a night out. This ledger management with him and his
:27:40. > :27:43.wife. She had been preparing to leave her House for work at Tesco at
:27:44. > :27:48.4am. She was concerned that Gary would be unable to care for their
:27:49. > :27:52.son. In a police interview shown in court, Gary Locke Art said that he
:27:53. > :27:57.argued with his wife, snapped, and strangled her, then he went upstairs
:27:58. > :28:01.to be with his sleeping son. When he woke in the morning, he played with
:28:02. > :28:09.Michael as usual, then placed a pillow over his face and suffocated
:28:10. > :28:12.him. The court heard that Gary Lockhart did not want his son
:28:13. > :28:16.growing up with one parent dead and one in jail, and that the only
:28:17. > :28:20.solution was for all three of them to die. Asked how he felt after
:28:21. > :28:26.killing the toddler, he said, devastated. He said that he lay and
:28:27. > :28:30.cuddled him. The friends and family of Gary Lockhart where in court. He
:28:31. > :28:36.admits murdering his wife and killing his son, but he denies that
:28:37. > :28:41.the death of the little boy it was murder. The family of Janet lock-up
:28:42. > :28:45.sobbed as they heard how she and her young son died. The trial continues.
:28:46. > :28:50.-- Lockhart. A leading children's charity says
:28:51. > :28:52.lessons must be learned in Scotland from
:28:53. > :28:54.the Rotherham child abuse scandal. Barnardo's says the experience
:28:55. > :28:58.of Rotherham, where at least 1,400 young
:28:59. > :29:01.people were victims of child sexual It says child abuse is going on
:29:02. > :29:04.in Scotland and politicians and child support agencies should
:29:05. > :29:08.not become complacent. Celtic have reported pre-tax profits
:29:09. > :29:11.of just over ?11 million That's up almost ?1.5 million on the
:29:12. > :29:18.previous year, but revenue is down Researchers at Glasgow University
:29:19. > :29:26.say they've made a breakthrough in They say their process is fast,
:29:27. > :29:36.clean and cheap - and can store
:29:37. > :29:38.energy from the sun and wind. Here's our science correspondent
:29:39. > :29:49.Kenneth Macdonald. Scotland is rich in renewable energy
:29:50. > :29:55.sources, but when the wind drops and the sun goes down, if only we could
:29:56. > :29:58.bottle power. That is what they have done at Glasgow University, using
:29:59. > :30:04.electricity to split water into oxygen and hydrogen, then capturing
:30:05. > :30:09.the hydrogen gas in the liquid. Leon Charles liquid is here. It is
:30:10. > :30:22.yellow. It is like an inorganic diesel. When you take the liquid,
:30:23. > :30:26.you can pour it through a sieve. All you need to do is store this, using
:30:27. > :30:32.gravity, then open the valve, then it goes over the sieve then you use
:30:33. > :30:37.the hydrogen and the application will store it, as you need. Hydrogen
:30:38. > :30:44.is carbon free. It burns, giving off heat and leaving only water. This is
:30:45. > :30:48.a fast and relatively cheap way of creating hydrogen from sun, wind and
:30:49. > :30:51.water. What we can do with this system is more conveniently store
:30:52. > :30:56.electricity in a liquid form as hydrogen, then you can use a
:30:57. > :31:01.pipeline to pipe at around and you could get round the problem of the
:31:02. > :31:04.wind turning on and off because when the wind stops blowing we stop
:31:05. > :31:08.producing hydrogen, and you would have to turn it on and off, then it
:31:09. > :31:14.is very expensive. With our system, you choose when you want to make the
:31:15. > :31:18.hydrogen. The team says that it's process is 30 times faster than the
:31:19. > :31:23.current state-of-the-art method and could be 30 times cheaper. There is
:31:24. > :31:28.a lot of work still to be done but we could be seeing a glimpse of a
:31:29. > :31:33.new hydrogen-powered future, so that even on days when the sun does not
:31:34. > :31:39.shine and the wind does not blow, the lights could still stay on.
:31:40. > :31:42.Ts start with some news from Rangers, and
:31:43. > :31:45.the Ibrox club have confirmed that they've raised just over ?3 Million
:31:46. > :31:48.For more on this let's join our Senior
:31:49. > :31:51.Rangers launched what's called an open offer last month
:31:52. > :31:55.and said they hoped to raise as much as ?4 million for working capital
:31:56. > :32:02.They set a minimum target of ?3 million and today they announced
:32:03. > :32:05.they'd raised just over that figure from existing shareholders -
:32:06. > :32:08.Incidentally, Mike Ashley, the Newcastle owner,
:32:09. > :32:13.So some of the money that was raised will go to paying bills
:32:14. > :32:17.You also have to factor in another of today's developments.
:32:18. > :32:20.That was the out of court settlement between Rangers and their former
:32:21. > :32:25.We don't know the settlement sum was, but Rangers
:32:26. > :32:29.say it was significantly less than the ?620,000 he was looking for.
:32:30. > :32:32.At the launch of this open offer last month, Rangers said that
:32:33. > :32:36.if the minimum level of ?3 million was raised, they would then have to
:32:37. > :32:40.raise additional working capital by the end of the calendar year.
:32:41. > :32:43.So having got enough to keep them going in the short term,
:32:44. > :32:45.the Rangers board will seek permission from shareholders to
:32:46. > :32:56.allow them to raise further funds from a wider share issue.
:32:57. > :32:58.Scotland will take a step closer to reaching the
:32:59. > :33:01.Women's World Cup Finals if they beat the Faroe Islands tomorrow.
:33:02. > :33:02.The match is their penultimate qualifying tie
:33:03. > :33:06.and, while they lie second in their group, a win is likely to see
:33:07. > :33:11.As if the match is not a big enough occasion in itself, for one Scotland
:33:12. > :33:26.One of Kim Little's 34 goals scored for Scotland, and on Saturday she
:33:27. > :33:34.passes another milestone when she wins her 100th cap for her country.
:33:35. > :33:40.I have said before. It is something I never thought about. For me, it
:33:41. > :33:43.was just about playing and representing Scotland, and having
:33:44. > :33:48.got to this point quite early, it is very nice. Her team-mates are full
:33:49. > :33:54.of praise for the Aberdeen born player. Ever since she has been
:33:55. > :33:57.involved, she has always brought an immense amount of professionalism. I
:33:58. > :34:01.don't know anyone who has worked harder than she has and she was a
:34:02. > :34:05.young girl, so she deserves everything she gets, and she is a
:34:06. > :34:11.delight to play with. The game on Saturday against Farao Islands by
:34:12. > :34:17.full -- is vital, if Scotland are to stand a chance of reaching the
:34:18. > :34:21.finals. Not being complacent, and not being too nervous, just having
:34:22. > :34:25.the right mindset going in there, try to move the ball quickly, taking
:34:26. > :34:33.a lot of initiatives, trust your ability, and score a lot of goals.
:34:34. > :34:35.The team have had some downtime in preparation, but when the
:34:36. > :34:36.whistle-blowers, they are aiming to hit their target.
:34:37. > :34:39.Edinburgh are looking to make it two wins on the bounce
:34:40. > :34:43.After beating Munster last weekend in the opening match of the season,
:34:44. > :34:46.they face Irish opposition again as Connacht come to Murrayfield.
:34:47. > :34:48.Glasgow Warriors have made four changes to their team
:34:49. > :34:55.They face the Welsh side on Sunday fresh from their win last weekend
:34:56. > :35:13.Although we did a lot of things well, our handling was not as
:35:14. > :35:21.accurate. Probably more players getting too enthusiastic and going
:35:22. > :35:23.past the ball carrier. We know we can be wetter than this. We will
:35:24. > :35:23.train and get better. New for this season you can access
:35:24. > :35:27.English commentary There's also on-line commentary
:35:28. > :35:31.of both matches too. Andy Murray has accepted
:35:32. > :35:33.a wildcard into this month's Murray is trying to accumulate
:35:34. > :35:37.enough points to qualify for November's World Tour Finals
:35:38. > :35:41.in London. The world's top eight singles
:35:42. > :35:43.players take part, at The Olympic silver medallist Luke
:35:44. > :35:53.Patience has set himself a target - And this weekend his quest gets
:35:54. > :36:00.underway, as the Helensburgh sailor takes part in the World
:36:01. > :36:03.Sailing Championships in Spain. The event allows Patience
:36:04. > :36:05.and his partner Elliot Willis the chance of securing a berth
:36:06. > :36:22.for the 2016 Olympics Games. London 2012 was a silver for Luke
:36:23. > :36:25.Patience, competing in his first Olympic Games. Since that day, he
:36:26. > :36:33.has made no secret of the fact that only gold will be good enough at the
:36:34. > :36:38.next games. These World Championships are an important
:36:39. > :36:42.marker along the way. We have been working hard all year, and the goal
:36:43. > :36:47.for us is to bridge is our best performance -- to produce. Run the
:36:48. > :36:50.season we have had, we know that if we produce our best performance,
:36:51. > :36:57.that is Goodenough to challenge for a gold medal. Luke Patience and his
:36:58. > :37:02.team-mate Elliot Willis have just returned from the Olympic test
:37:03. > :37:09.event. We finished up with a self medal, had a great week, great
:37:10. > :37:16.speed, and everything is in -- encouraging. We have been getting
:37:17. > :37:20.used to the venue, getting used to the surroundings, and this marks the
:37:21. > :37:25.end of our season, and the pinnacle of our season, so hopefully we will
:37:26. > :37:27.take some metal home to the UK. That would be very nice indeed.
:37:28. > :37:29.Let's see what we can expect from the weekend weather now.
:37:30. > :37:56.A case of mixed fortunes this afternoon. This evening, dry and
:37:57. > :38:01.bright for some. From 7pm, it looks like this, and then it stays dry
:38:02. > :38:05.overnight. Temperatures, by the end of the night, certainly in towns and
:38:06. > :38:09.cities, double digits. A little cooler in the countryside, certainly
:38:10. > :38:14.a few have clear skies. For tomorrow, it will be dry, fairly
:38:15. > :38:19.cloudy, but it should improve, but the mist and fog will take a while
:38:20. > :38:23.to lift, particularly through the central belt, and as we head through
:38:24. > :38:26.the afternoon, the best of the brightness across western parts of
:38:27. > :38:33.the country, and the temperature not too bad at all, certainly a few get
:38:34. > :38:36.the sunshine. 18 Celsius, 19 Celsius, perhaps 21 Celsius. The
:38:37. > :38:45.mist just lapping the shores here. The West slightly better. You can
:38:46. > :38:50.see the sea fog lingering around this area, probably all day. A few
:38:51. > :38:53.are walking or climbing around western arrangers, after some mist
:38:54. > :39:05.and fog it will improve. Very light winds. Across eastern ranges, a
:39:06. > :39:13.cloudy start there, but a few are above wonders by the defeat, it will
:39:14. > :39:23.be clear up there. -- 1500 feet, it will be clear. And East, South East
:39:24. > :39:28.breeze. Moderate visibility, occasional patches of fog. Best of
:39:29. > :39:33.the afternoon into the evening, some late spells of sunshine, certainly a
:39:34. > :39:38.few had them for the good part of the day. Sunday, high pressure still
:39:39. > :39:43.year, but starting to drift away awards Scandinavia. Still keeping us
:39:44. > :39:48.dry, but a bit breezy and a bit cooler, and a bit cloudier. On
:39:49. > :39:54.Sunday, thicker cloud. More sunshine towards the West. Maybe the odd spot
:39:55. > :39:58.of light rain and drizzle on the East goes. Tonight, a few get some
:39:59. > :40:01.clear skies to the north of the country, look North, because you
:40:02. > :40:05.could well see the Northern lights if you're lucky.
:40:06. > :40:18.Last night we looked back at the build-up,
:40:19. > :40:24.the result and the consequences of the 1979 devolution referendum.
:40:25. > :40:26.Tonight, Julie Peacock has been considering the 1997 referendum,
:40:27. > :40:32.which resulted in the establishment of the Scottish Parliament.
:40:33. > :40:40.The Scottish Parliament has been a pivotal part of the political life
:40:41. > :40:44.for 15 years now. In 1979, this all would have looked like a distant
:40:45. > :40:48.dream. Margaret Thatcher had come to power that year. She had no interest
:40:49. > :40:56.in home rule and the Conservatives now oppose the idea. In Scotland,
:40:57. > :41:03.Mrs Thatcher was hugely unpopular with many voters. The
:41:04. > :41:06.industrialisation and mass unemployment created a feeling that
:41:07. > :41:14.Westminster was distant and disengaged. The introduction of the
:41:15. > :41:22.poll tax in Scotland one year earlier than the rest of the UK
:41:23. > :41:27.cause even more anger. It sets the scene for renewed support for
:41:28. > :41:31.devolution. The Constitutional Convention was set up in 1980, soon
:41:32. > :41:35.after the failure of the first referendum. It involved political
:41:36. > :41:43.parties, unions, church and civic leaders. We say no and we are the
:41:44. > :41:50.state, will, we say yes and we are the people. The Conservatives refuse
:41:51. > :41:54.to take part, believing it to be a slippery slope to independence, and
:41:55. > :41:58.the SNP pulled out when it became clear that independence was not up
:41:59. > :42:01.for session. Labour supported devolution, and had high
:42:02. > :42:06.expectations. The Scottish parliament inside the United Kingdom
:42:07. > :42:11.would kill the UK, because the majority of people within Scotland
:42:12. > :42:16.want control over domestic affairs, but they don't want to wrench
:42:17. > :42:20.Scotland out of the United Kingdom. The general election in 1992 marked
:42:21. > :42:24.another turning point, when Scotland voted Labour but got a Conservative
:42:25. > :42:32.government. Support for devolution grows stronger. Shortly after
:42:33. > :42:36.Labour's win in 1997, the new government announced a Scottish
:42:37. > :42:40.referendum on devolution. Donald Dewar led the campaign for yes,
:42:41. > :42:46.alongside the Liberal Democrats the Greens. The SNP were also now on
:42:47. > :42:52.board. The No campaign was relatively low-key by comparison. In
:42:53. > :43:01.September 1997, Scotland went to the polls. The result exceeded all my
:43:02. > :43:06.expectations. It ends much argument and dispute. This time, support for
:43:07. > :43:10.devolution was huge, with almost 75% of voters in favour of a Parliament,
:43:11. > :43:18.and many in favour of taxation powers. The first elections took
:43:19. > :43:28.place in 1999, and Parliament was opened by the Queen the same year.
:43:29. > :43:33.Fast forward 15 years, and this referendum campaign is at its final
:43:34. > :43:38.point, and we are getting ready to report how you voted. Whichever way
:43:39. > :43:44.the result goes, this is another historic moment, so what happens
:43:45. > :43:45.next? Well, that is something for Scotland to decide when it goes to
:43:46. > :43:47.the polls next week. Let's go back to
:43:48. > :43:49.our current referendum correspondent Laura Bicker,
:43:50. > :44:00.who's in Elgin for us tonight. One of the things that has made this
:44:01. > :44:05.referendum so special is the fact that so many people have got
:44:06. > :44:08.involved, people who have never been involved in politics before, and all
:44:09. > :44:11.of those town hall meetings being held around the country. My
:44:12. > :44:18.colleague came here to Elgin to speak to some business women. I am
:44:19. > :44:23.climbing the corporate ladder this evening to sample the mood of the
:44:24. > :44:30.business women here who have gathered in the boardroom for some
:44:31. > :44:37.debate. I couldn't watch the last debate. You couldn't hear one
:44:38. > :44:44.speaking for the other. It completely put me off. They are not
:44:45. > :44:50.engaging you as a businesswoman to make the right decision, because
:44:51. > :44:57.they are too busy point-scoring? Scotland's economic future is rarely
:44:58. > :45:03.off the agenda. This group's regular gatherings focus on it. Some are
:45:04. > :45:08.still looking for answers. I am undecided. But I think if we don't
:45:09. > :45:12.try it we will never know, but I am scared. The stories I am hearing
:45:13. > :45:19.about people moving their bank accounts south of the border
:45:20. > :45:29.already, scared about a yes vote. I fundamentally agree. Policies could
:45:30. > :45:32.change depending on how the photos. There will be a big transitional
:45:33. > :45:37.period which will affect everybody, but if you don't do it you will
:45:38. > :45:42.never know. The deliberations spill over into dinner, whether is a lot
:45:43. > :45:45.to consider and digests. There are bigger things happening in
:45:46. > :45:49.Scotland... Reaching a decision which is good for both their
:45:50. > :45:52.business and their home life is particularly hard for some members
:45:53. > :45:56.of this group. Many are military wives and partners of the local
:45:57. > :46:06.servicemen, and the differing defence policies of the Yes campaign
:46:07. > :46:13.and No campaign leave them torn. I am worried about what will happen to
:46:14. > :46:18.the military. That is a scary thing to think about, that we could have a
:46:19. > :46:27.double army, after just recovering from the recession.
:46:28. > :46:38.Women are being targeted by both sides. But many here remain
:46:39. > :46:45.undecided. We have attracted something of a crowd in Elgin. I am
:46:46. > :46:49.then to speak to two mothers who take time out to campaign, and I am
:46:50. > :46:54.not sure where you find the time. You have never been involved in
:46:55. > :46:57.politics before and you have got involved in this campaign. What
:46:58. > :47:02.inspired you to come forward and start campaigning? I have got three
:47:03. > :47:07.young children myself. When I first started looking at the campaign, I
:47:08. > :47:12.thought I would look into it a bit deeper because it is about the
:47:13. > :47:18.future of my children. I found a passion, I found my beliefs of how
:47:19. > :47:23.we would be able to make a positive future for my children in an
:47:24. > :47:29.independent Scotland, with our future being forged by ourselves.
:47:30. > :47:33.Your kids go to school together but you have different views. You come
:47:34. > :47:40.to the campaign from a different angle. About one year ago, it is
:47:41. > :47:44.something I am passionate about, to keep Scotland as part of the UK. I
:47:45. > :47:50.want what is best for my children and their future. I am thinking in
:47:51. > :47:53.terms of that as well. On the doorsteps, what are they saying to
:47:54. > :48:00.you? We are getting a positive response. We hear both sides of the
:48:01. > :48:06.argument. So many people are involved in it. That itself is very
:48:07. > :48:12.encouraging. OK, there are risks, what also great rewards for it. We
:48:13. > :48:18.want to make a positive future for our children, and we know that we
:48:19. > :48:22.have to move forward on it. People around us are enjoying the fact that
:48:23. > :48:28.the TV cameras have come to town. How have you found the campaign, has
:48:29. > :48:33.it been quite difficult? We know that this is an SNP stronghold. But
:48:34. > :48:38.going around the doors, we see some houses that are not have stickers up
:48:39. > :48:45.but they are strong no voters. We have had a good response. I think
:48:46. > :48:49.there is a bit of intimidation there, people feel they do not want
:48:50. > :48:56.to speak out. But people say that this is now the time for me to speak
:48:57. > :49:00.up, and I want to be part of the UK. Some people have mentioned
:49:01. > :49:08.intimidation from the Yes campaign. One woman today told me that she had
:49:09. > :49:12.been not invited to a wedding. Can you say anything to reassure people
:49:13. > :49:16.from the Yes campaign site? We must remember we all have to live
:49:17. > :49:19.together at the end of the day and everyone is entitled to their own
:49:20. > :49:24.opinion and everyone is coming at it from a different angle. You have to
:49:25. > :49:29.look at both sides of the campaign, what is better for you, but I and a
:49:30. > :49:35.lot of people I have spoken to feel that having the power to make our
:49:36. > :49:38.future ourselves and make changes to the country, that we think would
:49:39. > :49:45.suit Scotland more, is a positive way forward. Thank you both for
:49:46. > :49:50.joining me tonight. You can get that now to put the kids to bed. One of
:49:51. > :49:58.the things you heard, both sides of the argument, quite a lively town
:49:59. > :50:05.centre in Elgin tonight, as the referendum campaign enters its final
:50:06. > :50:08.few days. All this week we have been taking a detailed look at how
:50:09. > :50:13.independence might affect important parts of Scottish life. Tonight we
:50:14. > :50:21.will look at the possible impact on education. Jamie McIvor can explain.
:50:22. > :50:25.How would independence affect education? There would be no direct
:50:26. > :50:29.effect on schools and colleges. There could be a big effect on
:50:30. > :50:35.universities. There are two major issues, with big implications for
:50:36. > :50:37.students and universities. Student tuition fees and research funding.
:50:38. > :50:43.Let's look at Jewish and these first. With students from England,
:50:44. > :50:47.Wales and Northern Ireland have to be given free tuition to meet
:50:48. > :50:58.European rules? Potentially at a huge cost and maybe even squeezing
:50:59. > :51:06.out Scottish students? These students all attend Glasgow
:51:07. > :51:12.University. Lyle is Scottish and gets free tuition. Dominique ez from
:51:13. > :51:18.Lithuania and also gets free tuition. I get my tuition fees paid
:51:19. > :51:23.by the Scottish government. But I have to work to earn money to live
:51:24. > :51:28.here because I cannot get the student grant. Carroll has not
:51:29. > :51:36.travelled so far, he's from Wales. He has to pay substantial tuition
:51:37. > :51:42.fees. With the middle ground being Welsh I pay only 3700 go to
:51:43. > :51:46.university from within the UK, but I have English friends who pay an
:51:47. > :51:51.awful lot more. I'm still not fortunate enough to get free Jewish
:51:52. > :51:58.like my Scottish and European Union counterparts. Students from England
:51:59. > :52:11.and Northern Ireland pay up to ?9,000 to study in Scotland, but
:52:12. > :52:15.European law enables Domenikya to be treated the same way as Scottish
:52:16. > :52:19.students. With this arrangement still be legal if Scotland became an
:52:20. > :52:24.independent country? A separate state to England, Wales and Northern
:52:25. > :52:26.Ireland? Supporters of the unions say that an independent Scotland
:52:27. > :52:31.would not be allowed to maintain the current system, a claim that
:52:32. > :52:35.Scottish students of the future that they could lose out. There is a
:52:36. > :52:40.limit to the total number of races and that would mean that the present
:52:41. > :52:43.numbers, one in three Scots who would otherwise get into university
:52:44. > :52:48.would no longer get the place. Independent supporters believe that
:52:49. > :52:54.those fears are misplaced. In Germany and Ireland in particular
:52:55. > :53:00.where concepts of residency at that as a patient qualify for the type of
:53:01. > :53:03.exemption Scotland seeks. If the SNP forms an independent government it
:53:04. > :53:07.will seek to maintain the current setup. Some legal challenge seems
:53:08. > :53:12.almost inevitable, and it could take years for Europe to reach a final
:53:13. > :53:18.decision. So the students will graduate before the final legal
:53:19. > :53:22.position on tuition fees is absolutely clear. This is an issue
:53:23. > :53:26.that could double away from years. There will be immediate issue, with
:53:27. > :53:29.the tax payers money that universities receive for research.
:53:30. > :53:35.Some of that comes from UK having wide funding bodies. The Scottish
:53:36. > :53:39.government wants that a continuous. When putting as fair share into the
:53:40. > :53:44.cash pot. Opponents fear that this would not work out and that there
:53:45. > :53:48.could be less research money. So there are two major issues to mull
:53:49. > :53:56.over, and it is for voters to decide which case is the more compelling,
:53:57. > :53:59.next Thursday. Whiskey is the nation's second-biggest export.
:54:00. > :54:05.Forecasts only show growth. Its importance shows that it is an
:54:06. > :54:14.industry with a big role in the independence debate on the Isle of
:54:15. > :54:23.Arran there is a small distillery making a big pack around the world.
:54:24. > :54:30.Half a million leaders of whisky are made every year, and the prediction
:54:31. > :54:33.-- production has been skyrocketing along with demand in the last couple
:54:34. > :54:38.of years. That has been replicated across the industry. The industry
:54:39. > :54:43.seems to be getting its sales and marketing right. The big companies
:54:44. > :54:47.are very good at sales and marketing and smaller companies like ours can
:54:48. > :54:50.follow in their footsteps. We can see the casks sitting in your
:54:51. > :54:55.warehouse for 18 years. This is an industry that is used to planning
:54:56. > :55:01.ahead. But things could be about to change after next week. Everyone is
:55:02. > :55:07.waiting to see what the result is. Everybody will deal with it from
:55:08. > :55:10.that point on. Other companies are more explicit about their fears on
:55:11. > :55:15.how independence would impact the industry. I do not think that the
:55:16. > :55:19.whisky industry is different from others and can say that we will have
:55:20. > :55:26.two or three years of not being sure what is going on on a whim and on a
:55:27. > :55:32.prayer, on the tick of a box. All of that support will go. That is a
:55:33. > :55:37.worrying thing. The whiskey industry pays in around ?1 billion per year
:55:38. > :55:41.in taxes to the UK Exchequer, which is a significant part of the UK tax
:55:42. > :55:43.take and would be even more important to an independent
:55:44. > :55:51.Scotland. Whatever the concerns of the industry, there is no talk of
:55:52. > :55:57.distilleries relocating because to officially classify as Scotch
:55:58. > :56:02.whiskey, it has to be made here. This industry is linked to the
:56:03. > :56:05.landscape. Because it is such a lucrative industry, both the UK and
:56:06. > :56:10.Scottish government want to keep whisky within their boundaries. At
:56:11. > :56:14.the moment the local economy gets the employment of whiskey but
:56:15. > :56:18.campaigners for independence on Arran hope that whatever taxes are
:56:19. > :56:22.taking goats directly to an independent Scottish government, and
:56:23. > :56:26.they think that better decisions would be taken to boost production
:56:27. > :56:32.of whisky. If they cut corporation tax it'll help every industry, not
:56:33. > :56:38.just whisky. We are hopeful that that is going to give us a positive
:56:39. > :56:42.outcome. Whisky is unique to Scotland and Scotland is a famous
:56:43. > :56:48.country, and this vote has made it even more famous. There is no end of
:56:49. > :56:52.demand for whisky. I see it as a prosperous industry and it will be
:56:53. > :56:55.even more prosperous. With production to rise further in the
:56:56. > :57:03.coming years, the crew one is a golden goose for whatever government
:57:04. > :57:10.can get their hands on it. -- whisky is a golden goose. Our political
:57:11. > :57:15.editor, Brian Taylor, is in Edinburgh tonight with the last
:57:16. > :57:21.weekend of the referendum campaign coming up. Fierce campaigning, no
:57:22. > :57:27.doubt. What can we expect to see? Deutsche bank has issued a warning
:57:28. > :57:32.about Scottish independence in fairly blunt terms. Gordon Brown is
:57:33. > :57:37.likely to refer to that in his speech, arguing that it is another
:57:38. > :57:40.element in this case that independence would be economically
:57:41. > :57:44.damaging and the No campaign will be addressing that point as they
:57:45. > :57:49.campaigned throughout the weekend. The yes camp have finished a
:57:50. > :57:54.whistlestop tour of the seven cities of Scotland. They are putting up
:57:55. > :58:00.thousands of activists and millions of leaflets around the streets and
:58:01. > :58:03.doorsteps of Scotland. They will be arguing that Scotland is wealthy
:58:04. > :58:08.already and potentially could grow that economy, using the skills and
:58:09. > :58:12.talents of the people. Two perspectives of the future in
:58:13. > :58:15.Scotland, either in the union or outside of it. What is your
:58:16. > :58:22.assessment of where we stand tonight? It is extremely tight. It
:58:23. > :58:29.would appear from the opinion polls. It would appear so, from what you
:58:30. > :58:34.hear on the street and the anecdotes and a chat and the gossip. People
:58:35. > :58:39.are hugely engaged in a campaign. I think large numb as people still
:58:40. > :58:46.making their minds up. The opinion polls and I'd suggest there are as
:58:47. > :58:51.many as 17% undecided. This is going to go to the wire. I will be back
:58:52. > :58:57.with the headlines at eight o'clock and the late bulletin just after the
:58:58. > :58:58.ten o'clock news. Until then, from the team across the country, good
:58:59. > :59:02.evening.