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Less than three days to go to the referendum.

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Campaigning intensifies with the yes campaign saying that more and more

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business people believe Scotland should run it's own affairs.

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But Better Together say the only way to guarantee jobs is to

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stay part of the union as the Prime Minister warns there's no

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Independence would be a painful divorce. How dare they say that this

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country is not capable of running its own affairs?

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We'll be speaking live to two leading figures from either side of

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the debate, the finance Secretary John Swinney and the Liberal

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At more than ?4 million in donations it's the most expensive political

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We'll be looking at how the theatre world has been

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The Prime Minister is in Aberdeen tonight,

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making his final planned visit to Scotland before the referendum.

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He made an impassioned plea not to break up what he called the "family"

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Earlier, The First Minister joined business leaders making the case

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for independence and hit out what he called the "scaremongering"

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There are now just two full days of campaigning,

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Here's our political editor, Brian Taylor.

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A quiet word in a busy Hamilton cafe. Nicola Sturgeon promises that

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pensions will be protected, while she urges the elderly to vote yes in

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order to improve the prospects for the next generation. I believe as we

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go into the final days of this campaign that people understand the

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choice we have. We could vote yes to keep control of her country. Or we

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could vote no and hand control of the future of Scotland Street back

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to Westminster. I think people will vote yes to keep control of the

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future of Scotland. On the other side of the campaign, the former

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Defence Secretary John Reid meets shipyard workers in Glasgow. He said

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defence work and more jobs were safe within the union, and warned that it

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should not be a protest vote. It is not the national lottery. You can

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ask for another ticket. It is not buying a car, where you can take it

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back and say, I am sorry, it doesn't work, good I have another one? This

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is for life. This is for ever. It is the jobs of these guys and our

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children. Tonight in Aberdeen, the Prime Minister warned that the

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family of nations comprising the UK would break apart if there was a yes

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vote. He said Scottish people should not be motivated by a desire to harm

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the Tories. Head, heart and soul we want you to stay. Please don't mix

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up the temporary and the permanent. Please don't think, I am frustrated

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right now, so I will walk out the door and never come back. If you

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don't like me, I won't be sure forever. If you don't like this

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government, it won't last forever. But if you leave the United Kingdom,

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that will be forever. Home again. Alex Salmond, back on the floor,

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where he was born. He said the next time the Prime Minister comes to

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Scotland, he will be negotiating the terms of independence after a yes

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vote. Mr Salmond dismissed claims that businesses would struggle in an

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independent Scotland. This, the land of Adam Smith, nobody sensible

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believes that this country which funded the science of economics,

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this country which gave the world so much in so many areas, how dare they

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say that this country is not capable of running its own affairs? Today,

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the talk is on the streets of Scotland. On Thursday, it moves to

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the polling stations. Brian is here. Another busy day, and tonight, more

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movement on that offer of more powers. The Prime Minister was

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primarily talking about the risks associated with independence, as you

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heard, there was also a passionate plea for the union, and an emphasis

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on his argument that more powers would follow a no vote. It was not

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aid no vote, no change. Gordon Brown was building on that. He said he

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wants three guarantees for Scotland, the idea of fairness being at the

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heart of the evolving UK, a permanent place for Scotland's

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within that evolving UK constitution, and on funding,

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maintaining the Barrett formula for Scotland and ensuring that the new

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tax powers that come to Scotland allow Scotland to spend more and

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therefore defended the NHS. These are Gordon Brown's ideas, but he

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also put forward the timetable that was endorsed, it may well be that

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this is accepted as being the position of the Better Together

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camp. From the other side, they say that these powers have not been

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agreed across the parties, and it is no certainty as to what Scotland

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would be offered. They say they could be stuck at Westminster and

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the mood might change in the event of a no vote, and these proposals

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may get stuck in the Westminster treacle. On this offer of

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independence, you have competing perspectives, on the offer of no

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powers. An intriguing referendum. Thank you.

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More than ?4.5 million has now been donated to

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the two rival campaigns in the referendum, since last December.

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That means more money has been spent on this political campaign than any

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Our economics correspondent Colletta Smith has the details.

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Over the last year, those with big money had been backing both sides of

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the debate. The total figure for political campaigning in Scotland

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has hit a record high. Today's figures show the total amount given

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to the campaign organisations. The Yes campaign has received more than

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?1.8 million, and the No campaign had been given over ?3 million. That

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the worst the spend in the 2010 general election, where just over ?3

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million was spent in total in Scotland. The question is, what is

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all the cash being spent on? Some of it goes on staff and offices, but

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the biggest chunk has gone directly on trying to win your vote. The

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billboard company prime site who have been sticking up posters for

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both campaigns say that the total amount of spending is around ?1.5

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million, with lots of that going to them. I think we have probably never

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seen such high given the levels on billboards that over the last ten

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months, and this has had a huge impact. ?1.5 million is a lot of

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money to be spending. How much does it cost per one advert? And

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eliminated billboard costs ?1500 for a week. Digital screens can be

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between ?1800 up to ?10,000, for a two-week period. It is not just

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posters that have been eating up campaign budgets. Over the last

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couple of months, we have been inundated by material from both the

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Yes campaign and the No campaign on about this sort of publication does

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not come cheap. Is it really worth it? Will the referendum result

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effectively be decided by which campaign has spent the most money? I

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think everything is important in this campaign. It is very close, so

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billboards, posters, canvassing, the amount of stuff we'll get is

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all-important, but it does look like social media is also important, and

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that is free. Although spending has been hugely significant, in a

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digital age, influencing voters in is no longer just as straightforward

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as spending money. In the studio are two former leaders

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of their parties For Better Together,

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Liberal Democrat MP Charles Kennedy, and for Yes, the SNP's finance

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secretary John Swinney. You have criticised the Better

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Together Campaign for not being positive. If you lose on Friday,

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could that be the reason? No. I will not get into what happens after the

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ballot boxes are opened, but let's be clear about this. I said in a BBC

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interview in the spring, we have had a lot of negative and searching

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questions from my side of the argument, most of which I do not

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think have been answered. There was a positive case as well, which is

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what a lot of us have been doing as well. There are two sides to this

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argument, for people watching at home to make their mind up about.

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There is the aspirational side, the taking a chance, and then there is

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the issue of it being a gamble. That is what we are down to now, and I

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think you are right to close the constructive questions, whilst at

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the same time emphasising their is a very positive case for the future of

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Scotland within a reforming United Kingdom. Is there an argument that

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the Better Together Campaign, as it stands, was fatally flawed from the

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beginning, because you had so many unlikely bedfellows together who

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could hardly ever work together unless there was a crisis. When you

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are faced with the unity of the Yes campaign. Well, John can speak about

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the perceived unity of his campaign, but it has looked a little bit

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rocky. Jim Sillars has been saying different things to Alex Salmond,

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and that happens when you have broadly based campaigns, that is not

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something to be afraid. Have said to me, this person is not falling into

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line, well, I take an old-fashioned view, I think big constitutional

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issues, and they don't come much bigger than this, but right across

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the spectrum of party politics, and there would be something wrong with

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our body politic and our society if they did not. That is actually a

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source of strength that you can have. A broad spectrum of views on

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both sides of the argument. I think broader and more coherent as a

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result, but that is reflective of Scotland as a whole. John Swinney.

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This afternoon, another big players here, the insurance giants first

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macro said that borrowing will go up. I presume you will accuse them

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of scaremongering. The detail and the substance of credit ratings,

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there is a very good story to tell about Scotland. These agencies have

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looked to these questions and express an opinion. Many have said

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that an independent Scotland, because of the insular and wealth of

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Scotland and the capability of the population, Scotland would be a

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population that would be eligible for the highest credit rated, and I

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would add that we have also got a reputation in Scotland of operating

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in a very organised fiscal framework. I balanced the law every

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year in Scotland, and I have done it for seven years. People say you have

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to do it by law, but just because we do it by law does not mean that it

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is easy, and this proves that we can operate good, strong, orderly public

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finances here in Scotland. This is a point which credit ratings -- credit

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agencies would look at. So first macro is wrong? They have said that

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independent Scotland would be eligible, because of the inhuman

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financial strength of Scotland, to attract a very strong credit rating

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as a consequence, and I think we have to look at all of the

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information out there, I think people have to think about some of

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the inhuman strength of Scotland. We are one of the wealthiest nations in

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the world. We have contributed significantly to the world in terms

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of innovation and invention over our development. We have a fabulous

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education system, with more universities... But the money

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markets don't like risk. There will always be risk. There will always be

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questions rate -- raised in the money markets when there is a

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question in the political system. They didn't like it when there

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wasn't a conclusive end to the general election last time, and the

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markets fell as a result. It was just an election, it wasn't

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independence. We can look at the inhuman financial strength of

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Scotland, the fact that we are one of the wealthiest nations in the

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world, that we have run organised and responsible public finances,

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that we have got very strong financial foundations as the

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country, and make a judgement based on all of those factors about the

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strength of an independent Scotland. Let's talk about some of those

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financial factors. In 1999, there was a move by SNP called a penny for

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Scotland, to add a penny to income tax. Now, you want independence,

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because you want fiscal freedom. When that did not go down very well,

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you backtracked, and you dumped it. How do we know you want to make

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those hard decisions when you are in charge? We have set out for Scotland

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to become an independent country, there is no need for there to be any

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change in the taxation position of an independent Scotland. It is only

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for an increase in tax as a consequence of Scotland becoming

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independent, because our public than answers are strong and of a com

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bubble level of the United Kingdom when Scotland becomes independent,

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if there is a yes vote on Thursday. Obviously, an independent Scotland

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is then free to take decisions about taxation, choices and policies,

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based on the are elected. The SNP have set out the commitments that we

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would make. We have set them out in the White Paper, we have set out how

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we would James public finances, to lessen defence expenditure and more

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on childcare, to ensure that we strengthen the economic abilities of

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Scotland. So you are refuting that? I am saying there is no need for

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Scotland to face increased taxation. Is this something you think is a

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fair assessment, under the current budgetary plans? I think the key is

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uncertainty. And the insert into one not end on Friday.

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Independence Day is some 18 months away. All the issues we have been

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debating over the last few months, all of those big issues will then go

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into reality, not a debating sense,.

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I think a democratic process, we have every right to it, and if that

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causes queasiness, that is part of the price we pay as a free society.

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But if we don't take the leap into the unknown, just wait and see what

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happens in those currency markets and the international financial

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decisions over the next 18 months. Exactly what happens after Friday,

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let's assume there is a yes vote, the United Kingdom and Scottish

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governments have committed themselves to work together in the

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spirit of goodwill and cooperation to implement the outcome of the

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referendum. I accept unreservedly if there is a no vote, the Scottish

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government will work with that. There is no reason to suspect that

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the British government will do anything other than work

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collaboratively and cooperatively. We have set out what we think is a

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reasonable timescale to move from the referendum to the implementation

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of the independence arrangements. That gives a clarity to all external

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stakeholders about how we would proceed through that whole process,

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how we work together to establish an independent country and take a

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responsible approach. And to implement the self-confident will of

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the people of Scotland. Let's talk about the people of Scotland, what

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do you think about the tone of the debate in recent days and weeks? Do

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you think it has changed? There is an accusation that it has become

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more divisive? It would never have happened in our day! We are the

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civilised end of the spectrum. I actually think this has been a

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fabulous debate for Scotland. But I am talking about the areas where it

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has not been sought friendly, weather has been intimidation, from

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both sides. I think there is bad behaviour on both sides on social

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media. People commit to social media some things they would never have

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the gall to say to someone's base and that is to be regretted. In

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general, the debate has been a credit to the many, many hundreds of

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thousands of individuals who have been involved in it. I saw something

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in social media the other day which made you laugh. Glasgow taxi driver

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was to somebody, it's months since someone asked me what football team

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I support because everyone is talking about independence. That is

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the engaged part which we should celebrate. Do you think there will

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be lasting vision? That is part of the responsibility of leaders, not

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just in politics, but further afield, what the result, to bring

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about a process of reconciliation. By international standards, we do

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not have too much to lose sleep about. But our standards are those

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of a mature democracy and has been excess at times in this campaign. I

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don't like it, for example, and I don't think it's a good idea ever in

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life to shoot the messenger, or blame the messenger. And to start

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having a demonstration, and I know it was a not an official part of the

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yes campaign, but a spontaneous demonstration disagreeing with the

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coverage, is not healthy or necessary.

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Thank you very much. All referendum correspondent is in

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the South West of Scotland, let's cross to her now.

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We are here in Dumfries town centre. I have been out with the campaign is

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already today. It is getting tense on the ground as people get close to

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that polling day. With me is the chairman of the community radio

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station. What are you hearing from people here? In this area, we have

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quite a unique distinction because we are so close to the border. A lot

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of people go down to Carlisle shopping, to go to the cinema as we

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have a lot of interaction across the border. And we have got Gretna Green

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right on the border. People are quite concerned in the Gretna

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marriage industry because of the impact it may have on couples coming

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north of the border to be married. However, the yes campaign does seem

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to be gaining ground locally. There is a lot of talk going on in shops

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and offices, building yards, just about everywhere. One of your day

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jobs is as our pastor, what are you planning? We are looking towards

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reconciliation after the vote. Most of the churches locally are, and

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across the country as well. We recognise that there will be a lot

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of people who will feel quite disappointed, or elated. And we have

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to join the two sides together. We have to work together and build

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towards a new Scotland, which over a direction that may be in. Thank you.

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As I said earlier, it has become quite tense between the two

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campaigns. In Dumfries, there has been a weekend of campaigning

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including a visit from the first Minister.

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Saturday morning, Dumfries high Street. Yes and zero stalls pitched

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only yards apart. On this occasion pro independence supporters

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outnumbered and outside their opponents. -- no stalls. I want

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every single person in this great, historic tone to convert and

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convince one more of our fellow citizens to take this opportunity of

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a lifetime. But Better Together believe that silent majority here is

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still with them. There is a strong no vote here. We need to be well

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ahead in areas like this. It is a different picture being heated in

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the central belt and up into Dundee and Aberdeen. -- being painted.

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Dumfries and Galloway is scattered region still heavily dependent on

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agriculture. This farmer runs a food retail and catering business. He

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fears a yes vote on Thursday. It will be pressing the self-destruct

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button. But this farmer takes the opposite view. It is the best chance

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of making a success of a business, the success of our country, it is to

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run its yourself. Have been a lot of scare tactics to suggest that cannot

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be done, but it can be done. Both campaigns are employing every device

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they can to get their message across. Including the creative arts.

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Here on the border, Better Together are holding a music festival.

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I think music is a powerful to to get across a political message. And

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this message is Britain rocks. But Yes Scotland claim to have the

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lion's share of the creative arts vote and in Dumfries, local

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musicians and poets gathered to celebrate the input to the

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independence campaign. Poetry, songs, it's not the art, it's the

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message. We are here in Dumfries and we will

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be back in just a few moments when we will be speaking to two activists

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to see who thinks is ahead. You're watching Reporting Scotland

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from the BBC. Still to come

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on tonight's programme. How would an independent Scotland

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deal with national security ranging from terrorism to international

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cybercrime? We'll be looking at how a

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London Theatre has been The Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond

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has met foreign ministers from around the world to discuss

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plans to tackle Islamic State The summit in Paris took place two

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days after a video showing the death of aid worker David Haines,

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who was brought up in Perth. The Prime Minister David Cameron has

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said the UK will hunt Phones4U shops across Scotland

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were closed today after the UK-wide The company is blaming

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the mobile network EE's decision not to renew its contract,

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which followed a similar decision Staff have been told that they'll

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continue to be paid Proposals are being put forward

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for a renewable energy research The Islands' council has confirmed

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it is in the process of developing a business case for the town which

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is already a centre for activity Scotland's landowners have unveiled

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a new charter promising to be more The organisation

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which largely represents estate owners hopes the code will underline

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the positive contribution they make The owners of vast tracts of

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Scotland can get bad press, wealthy curmudgeons who like nothing better

:27:14.:27:26.

than to slaughter wildlife while The new landowners Charter

:27:27.:27:28.

promotes openness and access with On this estate, the woodland has

:27:29.:27:38.

been given over to community use. It is a way of showing we are open,

:27:39.:27:46.

accessible, behaving correctly, managing the land in a good way and

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not forgetting businesses as well As well as landowners, community

:27:54.:27:56.

owners and charities that own land will sign up to the charter and

:27:57.:28:06.

landowners say many of them are all ready reaching the standards that

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are set out in the code of conduct. Not everyone is perfect and part

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of the role of the guidelines and commitment is to give people

:28:17.:28:20.

something to aspire to. It isn't about who owns it,

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it is about delivery. Regardless of the referendum

:28:26.:28:30.

outcome, new reform legislation They are keen to show they run

:28:31.:28:31.

responsible businesses that are an economic and social keystone

:28:32.:28:37.

of the rural landscape. Work to install controversial new

:28:38.:28:45.

speed cameras on the A9 between Perth and Inverness is due

:28:46.:28:47.

to be completed this week. The new system was introduced

:28:48.:28:50.

by the Scottish Government amid concern about recurring fatal

:28:51.:28:52.

accidents on the road. However, campaigners say speed

:28:53.:28:54.

cameras are not the answer as they believe driver frustration

:28:55.:28:59.

and risky overtaking manoeuvres are The completed system is expected to

:29:00.:29:01.

become operational in late October A female polar bear is expected to

:29:02.:29:08.

be brought to a Scottish zoo in the Highlands next spring as a mate

:29:09.:29:12.

for one of the site's two males. 60 Army personnel have started work

:29:13.:29:16.

on a new enclosure at the Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig,

:29:17.:29:20.

near Aviemore, for the female. The park's bears Walker and Arktos

:29:21.:29:23.

share an enclosure. Arktos, the older of the two male,

:29:24.:29:26.

is most likely to be the mate The Scots actor Angus Lennie

:29:27.:29:29.

has died at the age of 84. The veteran of film,

:29:30.:29:40.

tv and stage was probably best known for his role in Crossroads

:29:41.:29:43.

as the chef Shuggie McFee and as Flying Officer Ives in the prisoner

:29:44.:29:46.

of war movie, the Great Escape. Catriona Renton looks back

:29:47.:29:49.

at his career. I know it must be small consolation,

:29:50.:30:02.

but you have always got me. This was Angus Lennie, in his last

:30:03.:30:12.

acting role in Monarch of the Glen. Ducks or battleships? Why don't you

:30:13.:30:16.

choose? Angus Lennie was born in Glasgow in

:30:17.:30:26.

1930. He played a huge range of roles across stage, television and

:30:27.:30:30.

film. Perhaps his most famous performance was as Archibald the

:30:31.:30:42.

mole Ives in the Great Escape. He was also well known for playing

:30:43.:30:47.

Sheughie McFee, the chef in the soap Crossroads. It's nothing but a lot

:30:48.:30:58.

of awful. They also made several appearances in Dr Who, including as

:30:59.:31:06.

an innkeeper. I am the seventh son of a seventh son. The doctor looks

:31:07.:31:13.

like a man who might see round a few corners himself. He frequently

:31:14.:31:18.

returned to Scotland to appear in pantomime, often with his friend

:31:19.:31:27.

Stanley Baxter. He died last night in a nursing home in London.

:31:28.:31:32.

The Scottish Football Association is to decide whether there is enough

:31:33.:31:36.

evidence to issue a complaint to the Celtic player Aleksandar Tonev.

:31:37.:31:39.

Aberdeen's Shay Logan has alleged that Tonev racially abused him

:31:40.:31:41.

Tonev denies such an incident took place.

:31:42.:31:45.

The SFA is now examining the referee's report.

:31:46.:31:48.

Scotland's head coach Anna Signeul says it would be

:31:49.:31:56.

"enormous" for women's football in this country to reach the World Cup

:31:57.:31:59.

The Scots are already guaranteed a play-off place, another first for

:32:00.:32:03.

Now they've set their sights even higher

:32:04.:32:09.

as they prepare to take on Sweden in their final qualifying match.

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Our senior football reporter Alasdair Lamont has more.

:32:12.:32:19.

The thrashing of the Faroe Islands it is Scotland a step closer to the

:32:20.:32:27.

promised land, qualification for the World Cup in Canada is almost within

:32:28.:32:32.

touching distance, with a play-off the very worst the Scots can

:32:33.:32:37.

expect. Saturday's victory sets up a winner takes all much on Wednesday

:32:38.:32:43.

with Sweden, the only team to have beaten Scotland in this campaign so

:32:44.:32:47.

far. We know we have to win to top the group. I think a 31 when is what

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we require. As emphatic a win as this was, the Nordic team will

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provide a stiffer test for the Scots, but the prospect of reaching

:33:11.:33:18.

the World Cup, has left their coach struggling defence is sufficient

:33:19.:33:22.

superlatives. It would be so big I cant even tell. It will be

:33:23.:33:26.

fantastic. It will be enormous for the country. Regardless of the

:33:27.:33:31.

outcome on Wednesday, there is a buoyancy about the Scotland squad.

:33:32.:33:35.

The potential play-off against higher ranks teams like Italy or the

:33:36.:33:37.

Netherlands this year shows no fear. Scottish Cricket have announced

:33:38.:33:41.

the squad to travel to Australia and New Zealand later this month

:33:42.:33:43.

as part of their preparations Preston Mommsen is set to

:33:44.:33:46.

skipper the tour squad. Scotland head coach Grant Bradburn

:33:47.:33:50.

will announce the captain for the World Cup proper when the

:33:51.:33:53.

squad is revealed and he believes he It was a disappointing shooting

:33:54.:33:56.

World Championship for Scotland's most successful female

:33:57.:34:03.

Commonwealth Games athlete. Jen McIntosh failed to make

:34:04.:34:07.

the final in any of her 3 events. Her best result was 18th

:34:08.:34:11.

in the 10m air rifle. She now looks forward to a break,

:34:12.:34:13.

and gave us her own end I managed to play six lays at the

:34:14.:34:26.

World Cup and then winning two medals at the Connaught games as

:34:27.:34:30.

well, so it has been a decent summer. I am going to have a break

:34:31.:34:36.

now perhaps until the New Year. I'm getting married in December, so I

:34:37.:34:40.

need to get that out of the way, and then try to get to the real

:34:41.:34:41.

Olympics. -- the real Olympics. One of shinty's greatest ever

:34:42.:34:46.

players says he now wants to help Ronald Ross announced his retirement

:34:47.:34:49.

after helping Kingussie win And after more than 20 years

:34:50.:34:52.

re-writing the record books some are now calling for Ross to be inducted

:34:53.:34:57.

in Scottish sport's Hall of Fame. The celebrations were continuing

:34:58.:35:14.

today for one of the sport's greatest champions. You dream of

:35:15.:35:28.

lifting this cup, but to win at 12 times and everything, I didn't think

:35:29.:35:37.

it was and usable. -- achievable. He goals to his record-breaking hole.

:35:38.:35:41.

He is the only player to have scored more than 1000 calls, and his many

:35:42.:35:48.

wins have earned him the man of the match award a record four times. He

:35:49.:35:56.

wishes his skill could be recognised by a wider audience. I think he

:35:57.:36:00.

should be in the National Hall of Fame. There are very few sports in

:36:01.:36:05.

the world who could have their national team manager still

:36:06.:36:08.

dominating the national championships. But Ross says he

:36:09.:36:13.

isn't quite turning his back on the sport. It is a local community, and

:36:14.:36:22.

is good to help youngsters who look up to me, and hopefully I can give

:36:23.:36:25.

something back to these young boys who are aspiring to get to the top

:36:26.:36:32.

of the game. Ronaldo has plenty of winning memories to remind him of

:36:33.:36:37.

one of the great careers ever. Well done to him.

:36:38.:36:40.

September has been kind so far. A few well favoured spot in the North.

:36:41.:36:59.

Elsewhere, we have been influenced by this feature pushing in from the

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east, bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain, and through tonight, that

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rain will become a bit more widespread as it pushes west, more

:37:08.:37:12.

persistent, some heavy pulses for Aberdeenshire and the Northern

:37:13.:37:17.

Isles. This will Paul away eastwards, but behind it still quite

:37:18.:37:22.

a legacy of mist and cloud and still some drizzle hanging on by morning.

:37:23.:37:25.

Certainly not a cold night, temperatures holding up at 12

:37:26.:37:30.

Celsius to 14 Celsius for most of us. For tomorrow, it is a grey and

:37:31.:37:34.

misty start, still with some outbreaks of drizzle, which will die

:37:35.:37:39.

out pretty quickly, and for the most part, it is an improving story for

:37:40.:37:44.

most. The sun coming out across Dumfries and Galloway and the

:37:45.:37:48.

Central Belt. One or two showers, over the hills. You will be lucky to

:37:49.:37:55.

catch one. Temperatures responding in the sunshine. 18 Celsius or

:37:56.:37:59.

perhaps 20 Celsius. Lingering mist towards the east coast, lending a

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caller he'll do things for Fife and Angus and the Aberdeenshire coast.

:38:05.:38:10.

That heavy rain never too far away from the Northern Isles. For the

:38:11.:38:13.

rest of the afternoon towards evening, those showers die away, and

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it is really just Orkney and Shetland holding onto that rain.

:38:19.:38:22.

Elsewhere, it is dried but turning quite misty tomorrow night. Heading

:38:23.:38:27.

into Wednesday, and we pick up more of an easterly airflow, which will

:38:28.:38:31.

lend and East West split to the weather. A fair bit of cloud for

:38:32.:38:38.

East Scotland. The best of the sunshine in the West. Temperatures

:38:39.:38:41.

into the high teens, and by Thursday we will be dry again. Rain clearing

:38:42.:38:46.

from the Northern Isles. The best of the sunshine in the West. Back to

:38:47.:38:56.

another crucial area of current concern.

:38:57.:38:57.

Threats to Scotland's national security are currently shared

:38:58.:38:59.

It is a matter reserved to Westminster.

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So in the event of a yes vote, this would become the responsibility

:39:03.:39:05.

of an independent Scottish government which would have to deal

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National security includes covert intelligence, analysing intercepted

:39:09.:39:11.

communications, tackling serious and organised crime

:39:12.:39:13.

Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Reevel Alderson asks:

:39:14.:39:15.

what would an independent Scotland's national security be like?

:39:16.:39:17.

For sale. Part of Scotland's defence system in the cold war. Here, was a

:39:18.:39:27.

part of the chain in radar protection. It is now decommissioned

:39:28.:39:32.

and disconnected from the temperatures which fed information

:39:33.:39:37.

to the MOD, but it remains a symbol of the intelligence gathering

:39:38.:39:41.

capabilities of the UK. Scotland is currently protected by the UK's

:39:42.:39:46.

defence, security and intelligence agencies. The UK Government spends

:39:47.:39:51.

around ?33 billion every year on defence, with an additional ?2

:39:52.:39:55.

billion every year in the security service budget. By contrast, the

:39:56.:39:59.

Scottish Government says it will spend ?2.5 billion on defence and

:40:00.:40:06.

security services, but yes campaigners say they won't have too

:40:07.:40:11.

big for the ?2.4 billion annual running costs of the Trident nuclear

:40:12.:40:17.

submarine programme. Some observers say the Scottish Government has

:40:18.:40:24.

broad brush proposals, which lack specific details about how their

:40:25.:40:28.

independent nation would be protected. I don't think anyone

:40:29.:40:33.

would dispute that it could be set up, and independent security

:40:34.:40:38.

apparatus. The question is how effective it would be, and how

:40:39.:40:41.

effective the continuing levels of protection would be against what we

:40:42.:40:47.

have been used to, and what we enjoy at the moment. But supporters of

:40:48.:40:51.

independence say it is entirely feasible for the current level of

:40:52.:40:56.

security to be continued. These skills are already here. I have

:40:57.:40:59.

worked closely with Intel and as police and security services and the

:41:00.:41:04.

cyber experts, and we have all of that here in Scotland. The threat

:41:05.:41:12.

level will be lower. Nuclear weapons would be an issue, and we want

:41:13.:41:19.

people disobedience in illegal wars. -- we will not be participating in

:41:20.:41:25.

illegal wars. The former head of Strathclyde Police says that the

:41:26.:41:29.

cooperation which once existed between Scottish and English forces

:41:30.:41:34.

would continue after independence. Terrorism is a global problem. A key

:41:35.:41:38.

part of it is global cooperation. I think you can overplay the part of

:41:39.:41:43.

the United Kingdom in that. They are just a contributor, and similarly we

:41:44.:41:49.

will be a contributor, a Shearer and a beneficiary of that global

:41:50.:41:54.

indulgence. But he growing concern is the threat of cyber espionage,

:41:55.:41:58.

spying on Scottish innovation and technology, and this could pose a

:41:59.:42:03.

direct threat to jobs and economic prosperity. Scotland would be

:42:04.:42:08.

certainly disadvantaged, as compared to the current levels of protection

:42:09.:42:17.

we get from the United Kingdom. And backed up by the high end

:42:18.:42:26.

technological cyber security pro West of the GCHQ. The Scottish

:42:27.:42:32.

Government says it is already benefiting from the UK cyber

:42:33.:42:37.

intelligence programme, which is due to end next year. Its overall

:42:38.:42:41.

strategy would be to work with its closest neighbour, the rest of the

:42:42.:42:42.

UK. Back out and about again. We returned to Laura who is in the

:42:43.:42:54.

breeze. This race has become too close to call for many journalists,

:42:55.:42:59.

and that is far three main reasons. We don't know the effect of the

:43:00.:43:02.

missing millions, people who don't usually vote, how many will turn out

:43:03.:43:07.

to vote, and what they will vote. Then there are the Labour voters.

:43:08.:43:11.

How many have been persuaded to vote yes. Then there are the shy no

:43:12.:43:16.

voters. These are people who are saying they don't know how their

:43:17.:43:24.

footing, but may be voting no. Today, I was out with both

:43:25.:43:31.

campaigns. This is the final push. The last few doors to knock, with

:43:32.:43:45.

the finish line in sight. Still, there are some voters to be swayed.

:43:46.:43:52.

I have been reading this, and I think, I am quite happy with the way

:43:53.:43:57.

things are. The contest here is usually between the Conservatives

:43:58.:44:00.

and Labour. Now, it is more difficult to tell what will happen.

:44:01.:44:06.

On the doorsteps, people want change, and this group, United with

:44:07.:44:11.

Labour, say their party will offer them just that. We have very strong

:44:12.:44:16.

links here with Carlisle, and the possibilities of further connection

:44:17.:44:25.

with our nearest city would be a good thing. This is the problem is:

:44:26.:44:29.

Goes independent. We would be cut off from Carlisle. In the town

:44:30.:44:41.

centre, the Yes campaign have set up camp. Supporters are urged to

:44:42.:44:47.

compose a message of hope. Do you think an independent Scotland could

:44:48.:44:52.

deliver all of this? We are being told it is not a magic wand, but I

:44:53.:44:56.

think we can aspire to all of this, and if we only get half of it, how

:44:57.:45:03.

much better would we be off? Equally, they describe the kind of

:45:04.:45:07.

Scotland they would like to see. It has won over this former

:45:08.:45:13.

Conservative candidate. I would do anything to try to get a vote. So

:45:14.:45:19.

what difference does it make, being so close to England? The border

:45:20.:45:25.

doesn't divide people. It is a border between political systems. On

:45:26.:45:29.

this side, we want to look after people and build a fairer society,

:45:30.:45:33.

and we want all the powers to do that. It doesn't divide us from our

:45:34.:45:37.

friends and neighbours on the other side of the border. It is not

:45:38.:45:41.

between people, it is between political systems and ideologies.

:45:42.:45:44.

Although there are signs of the yes support throughout the town, the

:45:45.:45:48.

battle here is not expected to be as close here as elsewhere in Scotland.

:45:49.:45:52.

But if there is one thing we do know about this referendum, is -- it is

:45:53.:45:58.

that nothing can be taken for granted. Let's be to two activists.

:45:59.:46:05.

I will start with you, Steve. You have three days, how will you

:46:06.:46:09.

convince people? We will be out on the streets and in the workplaces.

:46:10.:46:12.

We will be convincing people with the message that people are actually

:46:13.:46:18.

waking up to the idea that Scotland is better off in the hands of

:46:19.:46:22.

Scotland. Why would we vote for anything else? A few look at what is

:46:23.:46:26.

happening in Westminster. The attack in Scotland last week through the

:46:27.:46:29.

media, and people are beginning to turn off from that. I think there is

:46:30.:46:33.

nothing more that they can do. There is a lot of distrust with most

:46:34.:46:40.

Westminster, and the other thing is the democracy angle. It is about

:46:41.:46:44.

people understanding that with 59 MPs in London, with only one

:46:45.:46:49.

conservative, we are dictated to by a government that we did not elect,

:46:50.:46:52.

and that has been the case for decades. You have just heard that

:46:53.:47:11.

scare tactics, people are moving towards yes? What I have found out

:47:12.:47:18.

is the message we have in giving, of our strong Scotland been part of the

:47:19.:47:23.

United Kingdom, over the last few weeks, the risks of independence are

:47:24.:47:28.

becoming real. People are asking about what currency they will be

:47:29.:47:32.

paid in, but the cost of living increase? Our public services going

:47:33.:47:44.

to be cut? What we are seeing is that we do not need to take risks.

:47:45.:47:48.

These are real risks, so bring risks. To dismiss them as

:47:49.:47:55.

scaremongering, I think means that people do not understand the gravity

:47:56.:48:00.

of choice. We are making a case for a stronger Scottish Parliament

:48:01.:48:05.

within the safety of the United Kingdom. Is it a risk? I disagree.

:48:06.:48:12.

We are wealthy nation. We are already wealthier than the rest of

:48:13.:48:16.

the UK anyway. Small countries are very successful in the world. If you

:48:17.:48:21.

look at the top ten, there are only two large countries in that, the

:48:22.:48:26.

rest are small countries of a similar size to Scotland. This is a

:48:27.:48:31.

fantastic opportunity. We pull our realising it is a once-in-a-lifetime

:48:32.:48:37.

opportunity. One thing we saw here in the town centre is the message of

:48:38.:48:44.

hope, and that message of hope might be resonating with people on the

:48:45.:48:48.

doorstep? It is all very well to talk about hope, but it seems that

:48:49.:48:57.

they know more about international institutions who are pointing out

:48:58.:49:04.

serious problems with a yes vote. Three days to go, the yes campaign

:49:05.:49:12.

and we still do not know what currency will be using, we do not

:49:13.:49:17.

know if jobs be locate, we do not know whether GDP growth is going to

:49:18.:49:22.

come from, where this flourishing is going to come from. We are being

:49:23.:49:26.

asked to make this decision on a wing and a prayer. This is an

:49:27.:49:29.

important decision, there is no going back. Ten seconds each. Do you

:49:30.:49:42.

want uncertainty with control, or uncertainty with no controls, that

:49:43.:49:46.

is what you will get with Westminster. We cannot control what

:49:47.:49:51.

happens down there. We want a strong Scotland, we want what is best for

:49:52.:49:54.

Scotland, more powers for the Scottish Parliament and the best way

:49:55.:50:01.

to ensure that the negative consequences... Ten seconds. As you

:50:02.:50:07.

can hear, two opposing views here on the ground.

:50:08.:50:12.

Well aged eight it. Where will you be tomorrow?

:50:13.:50:18.

We are going to be in Glasgow tomorrow, the last of the BBC

:50:19.:50:22.

debates. I will be helping with the Radio 1 debate which will be live.

:50:23.:50:29.

Thank you very much. We will see you then.

:50:30.:50:33.

Several Scottish theatres are staging seasons of work

:50:34.:50:35.

The Traverse in Edinburgh and the Arches in Glasgow have

:50:36.:50:40.

But one London theatre is also staging a season of its own, giving

:50:41.:50:45.

the city's large community of Scots actors a chance to have their say.

:50:46.:50:48.

Our arts correspondent Pauline McLean reports.

:50:49.:50:54.

This is one of many pub theatres in London.

:50:55.:50:58.

Perhaps the only one tackling the referendum head-on.

:50:59.:51:03.

It is a satire set after the union when language, Scots

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This theatre stages work in Scots and Gaelic.

:51:07.:51:25.

I know you have heard of nothing else in years but down here there

:51:26.:51:29.

has been almost, not nothing about it but very little and my problem

:51:30.:51:36.

getting press features before this season started was people were not

:51:37.:51:38.

Many Scots actors who live and work in London now find

:51:39.:51:46.

You get asked by everyone, what you think about the referendum?

:51:47.:51:54.

A normal conversation and every person asks about it.

:51:55.:51:58.

If they are not Scottish, they ask you, working behind the bar and

:51:59.:52:03.

For those who have no vote, and no say in the decision, the season is

:52:04.:52:17.

I think it is important, I am Scottish, a Scottish actress and

:52:18.:52:25.

this is one of the most important decisions Scotland must make.

:52:26.:52:29.

I want to be counted and say this is who we are

:52:30.:52:33.

and this is our nation and here I am in London being able to do it.

:52:34.:52:37.

Like many theatres, they will stage a show on referendum night and

:52:38.:52:42.

And details of what is coming up on Scotland 2014.

:52:43.:52:58.

As both sides indulge in some frenetic last-minute campaigning, we

:52:59.:53:06.

will bring new analysis of the day's events and look ahead to what

:53:07.:53:12.

you can expect. Join me at ten o'clock on BBC Two tonight.

:53:13.:53:17.

Our political editor joins us again now. You have got some

:53:18.:53:22.

developments? A couple of things moving. This debate is always moving

:53:23.:53:32.

forward. There was the statement by Aviva, concerns about the impact on

:53:33.:53:38.

the economy and public spending. That has been seized on by the

:53:39.:53:47.

Better Together campaign. Blair Jenkins, Chief Executive of the Yes

:53:48.:53:51.

Scotland campaign, commented on David Cameron's speech. Empty

:53:52.:53:56.

threats and empty promises from the Prime Minister who he accuses of

:53:57.:54:00.

orchestrating the very business concerns that are being

:54:01.:54:07.

represented... But the CDs are legitimate concerns raised by the

:54:08.:54:14.

Business sector. The response is a negative attack on the other's

:54:15.:54:18.

position. What about strategy for the next two

:54:19.:54:22.

days? I think there will be modelled this concern and anxiety raised on

:54:23.:54:26.

both sides. I am sure that both sides will seek to project a

:54:27.:54:30.

positive image. The independence can be will try to project the

:54:31.:54:35.

advantage, as they see it, a distinct Scotland, distinct state.

:54:36.:54:38.

The Better Together campaign believe that they have to do more than

:54:39.:54:43.

projecting that offer of more power. We will have these competing visions

:54:44.:54:47.

placed before the people of Scotland who will have to make up their mind

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and shoes on Thursday. Thank you very much. That is reporting

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Scotland. The first Minister Alex Salmond and Better Together's

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Alistair Darling will be in the

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