15/09/2014 The Papers

the squad. We hear from surveys Brailsford saying Bradley Wiggins is

close to organising a new contract with Team Sky. That is coming up

after the papers in 15 minutes. Hello and welcome to our look ahead

to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me live from

Glasgow is Journalist Ruth Wishart, and academic and former government

advisor, Zamila Bunglawala. Tomorrow's front pages.

Scotland continues to dominate them with the Telegraph leading on the

prime minister's plea in Aberdeen for Scotland to stay in the UK.

David Cameron is also pictured on the front of the Guardian, which

describes how the Prime Minister highlighted concerns of what he said

would be a painful divorce. The Herald leads with a speech and a

headline, heartbroken if you leave. The daily record has a pledge by the

main parties in Westminster to extend more powers to Scotland if

the country votes no, calling it 'The Vow'.

The front page of the Mirror has a different story, leading on the

murder of two young British backpackers who were found dead on a

beach in Thailand. Meanwhile, the Times turns its attention to an

admission by the Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond that the security

services don't know the whereabouts of Alan Henning, the British hostage

held by Islamic State militants. The fate of Mr Henning also makes

the front of the Independent, with the claim that rival extremists in

Al Qaeda tried to stop IS from abducting aid workers. And finally,

the Daily Mail splashes on the cancer doctor in Cambridge who's

alleged to have preyed on more than 800 sick children.

We will start with Scotland and the Times. Unionists outgunned in final

push for Scotland. 48 hours to go. The Yes campaign have more cash to

spend. Fascinating. In this final push, the pro campaign will blitz

Scotland with posters, billboards, and the Better Together campaign say

they will be doing this. It is hard to understand. If it is on a knife

edge, the Better Together campaign say they will do less media work.

John Curtice, from Strathclyde, said it is easy to say that the Yes

campaign has won this media battle in convincing people through posters

and reaching the kitchen table in terms of conversation. It is hard

when we are in the final votes, maybe the Better Together back

campaign is an... Is it strange to you that they say they will back off

a little bit? There is subtext because what happened early on is

the Yes campaign bought up a lot of billboards sometime before now. They

bought them specifically for this part of the campaign. Better

together aren't backing off, they are having trouble finding space.

Interesting. The Yes campaign have looked ahead, seen the billboard

spaces and advertising and bought it up. They have bought up a

substantial number. I saw a lot of them on the way to the studio and it

is an arresting poster. It's a baby's hand in a big hand, saying

Scotland's future in Scotland's hands. Speaking as a driver, I am

not sure how much people pay attention. Marketers will be happy.

Indeed. The Daily Mail, Prime Minister to Scots, don't go, I won't

be here for ever. Is that the kind of message that will resonate? It is

a mirror image of the other campaign. The Prime Minister is

saying, don't break up because even if you don't like me or the Tories,

famously, we only have one Tory MP in Scotland, this is temporary. Alex

Salmond says the same thing. That No campaign have tried to hang the Yes

campaign on the personality of Alex Salmond which is a polarising one.

Alex Salmond's team has said that it isn't about the SNP or about Alex

Salmond, he won't be there for ever, the Scots can vote for the work they

want to in May 2016, so don't make it all about Alex Salmond. Both

camps are saying not to personalise it but to look at it in terms of the

big picture. Has it gone too far? Has it become a campaign of

personalities? That is quite possibly the case. Both sides have

made the argument that it isn't about one man or a one party but the

way the campaigns have been run, it feels that way. The PM has said,

don't make this an anti` Tory protest vote. That is what it might

come down to four undecided people. Especially for yes voters as well.

`` for undecided. We shouldn't blame the Prime Minister for all of this.

He made an impassioned plea at this late hour. That might sway some

voters. It will be interesting to see. He reminded everybody on the

currency, passports, and pensions issue. In the emotion there is the

message about what will happen if the referendum doesn't go the way

the Tories want it to. Let's not forget that, uniquely in

contemporary politics, not this time round it is a bout party politics.

There has been a push to register voters `` about. People have wanted

to have there it ability to write registered in Scotland. Tens of

thousands haven't voted in the last two or three elections. `` to

register. That is hard for either camp to engage. For a democracy is a

fantastic way to show how a campaign can be run. The electorate is

signing up to vote. That is a good thing for any democracy. Lessons

should be learned from this in terms of how future campaigns should be

run. The referendum in callback was 97%. A lot is at stake. `` Quebec.

Menacing thugs who bully in the referendum debate shouldn't

influence voters according to a Cabinet minister, Alistair

Carmichael. Is he on to something? Has the campaign, from the yes

side, being abrasive? `` been. The Daily Mail, in its incarnations,

isn't a stranger to hyperbole. This is an irresponsible front`page based

on nothing... I won't read the quotes. The people flagged as

claiming some kind of intimidation are anonymous apart from a few

politicians. It is anecdotal and wildly exaggerated. I have spent

most of the last few weeks going to various meetings and demonstrations

and I have seen nothing of this kind. I suspect that neither has

Alistair Carmichael. I suspect he is being used because he is a decent

chap, used by the paper to fan flames of hatred. It is wholly

irresponsible of them. There has been a lot of anecdotal evidence of

people turning up to pick up their kids at school and if there is the

suggestion that they will vote no, vote for the union, they are told

they are bad parents. All of this stuff is flying around. Is it here

say put out by both sides to discredit the other? `` heresay. In

such an impassioned referendum, those headlines will arise. This is

an alarmist headline. Not showing the picture in any shape or form or

how graphic might be. In any democracy, we have to have free and

fair elections and people should feel comfortable which ever way they

want to vote. We have private voting. People should vote whichever

way they want and not feel intimidated. This is too alarmist

and extreme. The line on top says sinister rise in threats and

intimidation. Sinister? This is ludicrous. Unless you count people

having a singsong, proclaimed songs of intimidation, I don't know what

they are all about. It depends on what you think of The Proclaimers.

The front page of the Times. We are powerless to save the hostage. This

is the former taxi driver, Alan Henning, who is in the control of

Islamic State. It looks as if it will be difficult to get him out

alive. It does. The Defence Secretary says, we don't know where

he is. While the efforts will be made to find him, if we can't locate

him, it will be impossible. There was a Paris conference where

countries have rallied around suggesting something needs to be

done, whether it is strikes in Syria, we don't know. That would

have legal complications without UN backing. Something has to be done

because we have lost a British hostage as well as other countries

have lost people in this. If we don't know where they are, it proves

difficult. A military campaign looks like it will happen soon. What that

will do for this particular man we don't know. For his family, having

seen what has happened to Mr Haynes, it will be disturbing. We saw what

happened to your countrymen, David Haines last week at the hands of

this organisation in Iraq, of course the British government's policy will

be that it won't negotiate with terrorists, but we know that the

French for instance have paid money in order to release their nationals.

`` Mr Haines. What would the view, I don't know his opinion, but what

would Alex Salmond's view be if he controlled foreign policy in

Scotland? I don't know the answer to that in terms of the hostage

situation. His only recent statement has been to say that he wouldn't be

involved in airstrike campaign War foreign military unless it was

backed by the UN, Estancia took over the original Iraq war `` or. If we

employed airstrikes, where? `` a stand. If we killed people on the

ground, that would encourage the radicalisation of other young men,

which is a horrible organisation not open to logic or persuasion. If we

go to the front page of the Independent, Al Qaeda tried to stop

the kidnapped of Alan Henning `` kidnap. The point must be made clear

that Al Qaeda despises Islamic State and vice`versa. Al Qaeda believes

that Islamic State is too extreme. It echoes what happened in summer

when Boko Haram kidnapped those young girls from school. Al Qaeda

made a similar statement which was, you are going too far. This isn't

serving because we asked supposedly trying to fight for. It's in tune

with what happened earlier in summer because it is an innocent aid worker

who has been taken. There is a lot of international media attention as

well. It's counter`productive and not Islamic. Something's happening

in these factions between different communities of Islam, saying, we

don't want to be as extreme as you because it is counter`productive to

our cause. This case is an aid worker. Who is it supposed to be

helping? It is confusing in terms of who we think is extreme and who is a

moderate? Alan Henning gave up his job as a taxi driver to go out and

ferry aid supplies. David Haines was also an aid worker. It's difficult

to get your head around what exactly Islamic State is up to.

pretty pass when Al Qaeda are being characterised as the moderates.

unsavoury history as well, I think we're in uncharted waters now. Going

to the Sun, and Ruth, this says it all. Bottom Line, Scotland poll

latest, a verdict from the heavens. This is the Lord's speaking, Ruth?

Does he get a vote? Scotland is gone. A nonbeliever, I don't know if

she is speaking or not. Is she in the? She is probably black as well.

Let's not go there. I have to say however that in a world of photo

shopping, I think the Lord might have had less to do with it. To you

think that is what this is? Clearly a cynic. I live in a world of cloud

machines, so that is also possible. A fantastic graphic. Showing people

what could be possible. It is not the end of the world. Well done the

chaps at the Sun, and the Adobe photo shop machine. That is it for

the papers, stay with us on BBC News. At the top of the hour more on

the referendum as the big day draws ever closer. We will have analysis

and last`minute efforts by both sides ahead of Thursday's vote. Now,

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