:00:00. > :00:00.Now on BBC News, Scotland Decides: Review of the Week,
:00:00. > :00:11.Hello and welcome to Scotland Decides:
:00:12. > :00:17.This week, referendum campaigning takes a back
:00:18. > :00:21.seat, as the Commonwealth Games dominate across Scotland and beyond,
:00:22. > :00:29.Both a Yes or a No vote could move thousands to leave Scotland,
:00:30. > :00:42.And the Edinburgh Fringe bursts onto the
:00:43. > :00:49.stage today, but will the referendum be a source of inspiration?
:00:50. > :00:51.For the last two years, the headlines across Scotland have
:00:52. > :00:58.This week, politicians and journalists seem to
:00:59. > :01:04.The Commonwealth Games and Scotland's medal successes have
:01:05. > :01:06.been the nation's main talking point and politics have been wiped
:01:07. > :01:12.That was until a Team Scotland supporter, who also wanted to show
:01:13. > :01:14.her allegiance to the independence campaign during a swimming event,
:01:15. > :01:20.It states clearly in the organisers' guidelines that
:01:21. > :01:25.political messages or symbols are not allowed within venues.
:01:26. > :01:39."Why aren't 'Yes' saltire flags allowed at the Commonwealth Games?
:01:40. > :01:41.Biggest event in Scotland's history ` why should
:01:42. > :01:48.And Hunky Dory tweeted, "Desecration of the Saltire if it's
:01:49. > :01:59.We heard from video blogger and Yes campaigner,
:02:00. > :02:04.Stephen Paton and Ian Smart, who's a Labour supporting blogger.
:02:05. > :02:11.If you look back to Article seven of the Commonwealth Games constitution,
:02:12. > :02:14.it is clear the games are about no dissemination towards the politics
:02:15. > :02:17.you follow. To have someone thrown out of the summing pool for waving a
:02:18. > :02:22.flag with a symbol on it makes no sense. The First Minister declared
:02:23. > :02:26.his own self`denying ordinance that he was not going to talk about
:02:27. > :02:29.politics during the games, so if Alex Salmond does not think they
:02:30. > :02:33.should be permitted a lot `` blitz sized, surely they should not be in
:02:34. > :02:37.it? Ella Makro it is just someone taking is all tied to the games that
:02:38. > :02:43.had a yes symbol on it, showing where they stand. It is not a grand
:02:44. > :02:47.gesture. Would you be asked to take your badge off if you went to the
:02:48. > :02:50.Commonwealth Games? If I was down the stairs being interviewed by
:02:51. > :02:56.Clare Balding about which gold medal I had once again `` I had one
:02:57. > :03:02.today, I would not wear a political symbol. Is it right people are asked
:03:03. > :03:05.to take the political statement of? You suggested it only happened to
:03:06. > :03:09.one side but on both sides people have been told not to politicise the
:03:10. > :03:13.games which is right. It brings us to the point that we were talking
:03:14. > :03:20.about, keeping politics out of the games, and wings over Scotland had a
:03:21. > :03:23.cartoon that said there was an elephant in the room, regardless of
:03:24. > :03:26.how much we say it is not about the games on politics, everything this
:03:27. > :03:31.summer is about politics. Are the games going to make a difference to
:03:32. > :03:34.how Scotland feels, if the Scottish people a boost of self`confidence,
:03:35. > :03:39.so if they have a great games, maybe they can run their own country? Some
:03:40. > :03:43.of the crazier elements of the Nationalists clearly hope the games
:03:44. > :03:47.would consider Bradley Wiggins and Laura Trott getting booed on the
:03:48. > :03:50.street, bearing the colours of the hated oppressor but the vast
:03:51. > :03:54.majority of the people, whatever they think, want to have a good time
:03:55. > :03:59.at a sporting event. Do I think it will make a great difference to the
:04:00. > :04:03.outcome of the referendum? Not at all. Alan Bissett has said and in
:04:04. > :04:06.grade inferiority, Lex was the biggest obstacle to a vote for
:04:07. > :04:10.Scottish independence and he thinks we might have got over that with the
:04:11. > :04:14.Glasgow games. Do you think it will make a difference? I don't think it
:04:15. > :04:19.will make much of a difference. There has been something to suggest
:04:20. > :04:24.that the buzz died down quite quickly afterwards. But at the same
:04:25. > :04:28.time, people are coming here for the games and a lot of people will be
:04:29. > :04:31.looking at them, and seeing that the country is coming here were once
:04:32. > :04:35.British colonies and they are now independent countries who are doing
:04:36. > :04:37.quite well by themselves. It has to be framed within that context in a
:04:38. > :04:40.lot of ways. The Sunday Times claimed this week
:04:41. > :04:42.that thousands on both sides of the fence might consider leaving
:04:43. > :04:45.Scotland as a result In a Panelbase survey for the
:04:46. > :04:50.newspaper, 17% of those polled said they would think about leaving the
:04:51. > :04:53.country if it became independent. At the same time, the poll found
:04:54. > :04:56.that 5% of those asked would consider moving away from Scotland
:04:57. > :05:00.if there is a no vote. Meanwhile nearly three`quarters
:05:01. > :05:03.of those polled said they would stay Now, time for our weekly look
:05:04. > :05:11.at the latest polling. Once don't knows are excluded,
:05:12. > :05:17.the Yes vote was at 43%. That's according to an average
:05:18. > :05:24.of six polls taken over the past month, calculated by
:05:25. > :05:30.the What Scotland Thinks website. Let's take a look at some
:05:31. > :05:45.of the other stories making the news this week in Scotland's
:05:46. > :05:49.independence debate. Speaking in the Herald, Alistair Carmichael said a
:05:50. > :05:54.stronger presence was needed in Westminster. Nationalists have been
:05:55. > :06:03.allowed to hollow out the role United Kingdom government. The Royal
:06:04. > :06:08.Bank of Scotland has repeated its warning of a material adverse effect
:06:09. > :06:11.on its business, if Scotland votes in favour of independence. It
:06:12. > :06:15.claimed independence would be bad for business and potentially bad for
:06:16. > :06:25.Scotland in the European Union. And the financial times claimed was
:06:26. > :06:28.Minster has been deliberate leak downplaying the potential ``
:06:29. > :06:30.Westminster. It said as a result, North Sea oil was particularly worth
:06:31. > :06:41.a look for wealthy investors. It is Edinburgh, and with more than
:06:42. > :06:46.3000 acts to on the city, it has to be festival time. Of course, it is
:06:47. > :06:51.hard to imagine that many of them will not refer to the referendum,
:06:52. > :06:58.may be using it as a little bit of inspiration. Cafu Mayland
:06:59. > :07:03.the fringe, as I think your viewers know, is an open access festival,
:07:04. > :07:06.which means we are not in charge of deciding who comes, we don't
:07:07. > :07:12.programme the festival. Anyone who wants to come, can. It is a great
:07:13. > :07:16.place for people to get their voices heard so themes will emerge. They
:07:17. > :07:21.are already emerging. Lots about the referendum as you would imagine that
:07:22. > :07:26.lots of other things, commemorating the beginning of World War I. Lots
:07:27. > :07:31.of other things around society, and politics, and also lots of things
:07:32. > :07:36.that are just great fun. From stage to screen, and Scotland has had its
:07:37. > :07:41.share of big`screen success over the years, but are we doing enough to
:07:42. > :07:44.promote film opportunities in this country? The Scottish Government
:07:45. > :07:49.says that independence would allow tax incentives to be extended, to
:07:50. > :07:52.attract major productions, and they are promising an announcement on a
:07:53. > :07:56.film studio later this summer. But could we be doing more, and have got
:07:57. > :08:00.what it takes? Our correspondence Glen Campbell has been to Vancouver,
:08:01. > :08:02.called the Hollywood of the north, to find out what lessons we can
:08:03. > :08:13.learn from them. A world of looks. That is how
:08:14. > :08:18.Vancouver sells itself the filmmakers.
:08:19. > :08:26.Perhaps that is why this city is home to one of the biggest film
:08:27. > :08:33.industries outside of Los Angeles. Established in the late 70s, it now
:08:34. > :08:37.employs 30,000 people. This beautiful city is sometimes known as
:08:38. > :08:44.Hollywood North, because such a lot of film and television is made here.
:08:45. > :08:51.But could Scotland create a tartan Tinseltown by following Vancouver's
:08:52. > :08:58.example? Some of Scotland's best`known films were made back in
:08:59. > :09:03.the 90s. Sons of Scotland, I am William Wallace... And arguably were
:09:04. > :09:11.not very Scottish at all. Much of Braveheart was filmed in Ireland.
:09:12. > :09:14.More recently, Scotland has set itself up as a location for
:09:15. > :09:21.international productions, set elsewhere. In 2011, Glasgow was
:09:22. > :09:29.transformed into an apocalyptic Philadelphia for the Brad Pitt
:09:30. > :09:31.blockbuster, world War Z. The Scottish Government says the sector
:09:32. > :09:36.is still lagging behind its rivals, with one estimate providing as few
:09:37. > :09:45.as 60 people work in from production full`time. So, what can we learn
:09:46. > :09:48.from Canada's example? Well, back in Vancouver, North Shore productions
:09:49. > :09:53.has had one of the busiest years on record. They have made hundreds of
:09:54. > :10:01.films and TV series, mostly for the American market. The boss here says
:10:02. > :10:06.while tax incentives help, having a permanence Judeo space is essential
:10:07. > :10:12.to grow a film industry. I think one of the things the studio did is it
:10:13. > :10:15.gave some television studios here so that we have training cruise around
:10:16. > :10:19.and other facilities around that were getting built. It is really
:10:20. > :10:24.about getting that infrastructure going, getting it built, and that
:10:25. > :10:30.may require a studio. I would say it would. Starting to attract those
:10:31. > :10:38.cruise where they can deliberately earn a living and stay all year
:10:39. > :10:43.round. Vancouver's indigenous industry is growing, but can
:10:44. > :10:48.Scotland follow its example? Attracting major productions, whilst
:10:49. > :10:51.still nurturing home`grown films? Can Hollywood really help to create
:10:52. > :11:02.a Scottish Hollywood? The Scottish Government's Cabinet
:11:03. > :11:06.Secretary for culture, Fiona Hyslop, told the BBC that independence would
:11:07. > :11:08.boost the film industry here, and she insists it is about more than
:11:09. > :11:14.having a permanent studio based here. Unidirectional you have
:11:15. > :11:18.facilities for the larger films but you also need to grow your own
:11:19. > :11:22.talent, and talent and skills are an important part of the infrastructure
:11:23. > :11:24.of the film industry and we want to be to do that. You can only do it
:11:25. > :11:35.with independence. But Labour's spokesman Patricia
:11:36. > :11:40.Ferguson says more can be done to improve the film industry without
:11:41. > :11:43.leaving the union. There is nothing to stop the government under the
:11:44. > :11:47.current settlement having that studio, taking advantage of the tax
:11:48. > :11:51.break UK Government is already providing, and making sure that
:11:52. > :11:55.skilled people who want to stay in Scotland can do that, and that we
:11:56. > :11:58.can attract people from abroad to come and work here, and get the
:11:59. > :12:02.money coming into the country that this kind of filming happens. If you
:12:03. > :12:06.feel you want more information, all of the arguments for and against
:12:07. > :12:10.independence, and you want to find out more about the referendum, even
:12:11. > :12:17.if it is about how to register to vote, you can go to the website.
:12:18. > :12:26.That is it for now. Yes, we have had the game is all week and it is the
:12:27. > :12:30.first. Think we are all feeling in a jovial mood. We will have more on
:12:31. > :12:33.the festival and perhaps of those independence referendum inspired
:12:34. > :13:24.plays next week. We will have the latest headlines in
:13:25. > :13:30.a moment, now the latest from Gaza. The death toll today, 53 people have
:13:31. > :13:32.been killed so far today, another 200 injured, bringing the overall
:13:33. > :13:33.death toll to