Gary Gibbon
Ten days left – neck and neck
An anti-politics feeling may be chipping away at the no camp’s support in the independence vote, as young Scots prepare for the final push.
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Scotland: pressure on unionists with 10 days to go
The Better Together campaign brings out the big guns to rally support for the union among Scottish voters, after the chancellor promised more powers for Scotland. But will it be enough?
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#Indyref quiz: so you think you’re a YES/NO voter?
Yeah but no but yeah? From whisky to Mr Bond, try our (not so scientific) #Indyref quiz.
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Gary Gibbon
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Independence vote goes down to the wire
A YouGov poll puts the yes and no camps almost neck and neck, as Chancellor George Osborne promises new powers if Scotland stays in the union.
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Independence: anyone for ‘constitutional chaos’?
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett stops short of advocating independence, but has said she would welcome the “constitutional chaos” it could bring – why?
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The Highlands: should they stay or should they go?
The Highlands are often thought of as emblematic of Scottish national identity. But will they say yes or no in the referendum? Inigo Gilmore takes the high road from Thurso to Inverness to find out.
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Gary Gibbon
Ed Miliband – I’m the change, not independence
Ed Miliband tries to save the union and the referendum with a new “help is on its way” message to traditional Labour voters in a mining community.
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Gary Gibbon
Independence referendum: plenty for Labour to worry about
I found one voter who said he was undecided, 60/40 for independence and who said only one Labour voice might pull him back to the union: Gordon Brown.
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Poll shows rise in support for Scottish independence
Support for Scottish independence rises two weeks ahead of an historic referendum on leaving the UK, according to a new poll.
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Paul Mason
Could an independent heart outweigh a sceptical economic mind?
Of the big macro issues – banking, debt, oil and the pound – the most critical is banking. But a desire to reject free markets, privatisation and high inequality will also play its part.
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Salmond v Darling: who won the Scotland debate?
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond wins a convincing 71 per cent of the vote in a snap poll after the second televised debate against Alistair Darling on Scottish independence.
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Michael Crick
How ‘nuclear-free’ would an independent Scotland really be?
Alex Salmond has privately told the boss of the energy firm EDF not to worry about future of its nuclear power stations, despite SNP pledge to phase them out.
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Michael Crick
Why next week’s Salmond-Darling debate is so important
As SNP leader Alex Salmond visits the home of the declaration of Arbroath, he needs urgently to narrow the gap in polls between the yes and no voters on Scottish independence.
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‘Here’s to Scotland’: two friends talk independence
In the Scottish Highlands, John Napier and life-long friend, ‘Happy’ MacLennan, would do anything for each other – except vote the same way in September. This is their conversation about independence.
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Darling vs Salmond: who does Scotland think won?
The headlines say Alistair Darling drew first blood in his Scottish independence debate against Alex Salmond, but what do the Scottish public think? Ciaran Jenkins went to find out.
