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Scottish independence: 'No' camp steps up campaign Scottish independence: Pro-Union figures step up campaign
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Supporters of Scotland remaining in the UK are stepping up their campaign with just 10 days until the vote on independence.Supporters of Scotland remaining in the UK are stepping up their campaign with just 10 days until the vote on independence.
After a poll suggested the pro-Union camp had lost its lead, Labour leader Ed Miliband said the process of devolving more powers should start immediately after a 'No' vote. Labour leader Ed Miliband has joined Conservative Chancellor George Osborne in saying the process of handing more powers to Scotland should begin immediately after any 'No' vote.
Some of Labour's leading figures will join the 'No' campaign trail this week. The SNP has dismissed the proposal as a last-minute "bribe".
The SNP have dismissed the devolution proposals as an attempted "bribe". It comes after a poll suggested the pro-Union camp had lost its lead.
It comes after Chancellor George Osborne promised a timetable for further devolution if voters in Scotland reject independence at the ballot box. On Sunday, Chancellor George Osborne promised a timetable for further devolution if voters in Scotland rejected independence at the ballot box.
Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr show on Sunday, Mr Osborne said: "You will see in the next few days a plan of action to give more powers to Scotland; more tax powers, more spending powers, more powers over the welfare state.Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr show on Sunday, Mr Osborne said: "You will see in the next few days a plan of action to give more powers to Scotland; more tax powers, more spending powers, more powers over the welfare state.
SNP leader Alex Salmond said it was a "panicky measure" announced without credibility because his Yes Scotland campaign was "winning on the ground".SNP leader Alex Salmond said it was a "panicky measure" announced without credibility because his Yes Scotland campaign was "winning on the ground".
'Financial powers''Financial powers'
In other developments:In other developments:
Voters in Scotland go to the polls on Thursday, 18 September, when they will be asked the "Yes/No" question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"Voters in Scotland go to the polls on Thursday, 18 September, when they will be asked the "Yes/No" question: "Should Scotland be an independent country?"
In the last full week of campaigning, Mr Miliband is expected to be joined on the stump by Gordon Brown.In the last full week of campaigning, Mr Miliband is expected to be joined on the stump by Gordon Brown.
The former Labour PM has said Westminster must deliver on its promise of further devolution so "a No vote doesn't mean nothing happens".The former Labour PM has said Westminster must deliver on its promise of further devolution so "a No vote doesn't mean nothing happens".
'Utter catastrophe''Utter catastrophe'
A YouGov poll for the Sunday Times over the weekend was the first mainstream study to put Yes Scotland narrowly ahead.A YouGov poll for the Sunday Times over the weekend was the first mainstream study to put Yes Scotland narrowly ahead.
The poll of 1,084 people, carried out between 2 and 5 September, is the first and only serious study to put the Yes campaign ahead. The poll of 1,084 people, carried out between 2 and 5 September, suggested that, of those who have made up their mind, 51% planned to back independence, while 49% intended to vote no.
The cross-party Better Together campaign had previously retained a lead in polls, often reaching double digits.The cross-party Better Together campaign had previously retained a lead in polls, often reaching double digits.
Although the 2% lead was within the margin for error, the poll was now "making the political weather", said BBC political correspondent Chris Mason.Although the 2% lead was within the margin for error, the poll was now "making the political weather", said BBC political correspondent Chris Mason.
In London, the Tory mayor Boris Johnson said Scotland going independent would be "an utter catastrophe".In London, the Tory mayor Boris Johnson said Scotland going independent would be "an utter catastrophe".
"We are on the verge of trashing our global name and brand in an act of self-mutilation that will leave our international rivals stunned, gleeful and discreetly scornful," he wrote in the Daily Telegraph."We are on the verge of trashing our global name and brand in an act of self-mutilation that will leave our international rivals stunned, gleeful and discreetly scornful," he wrote in the Daily Telegraph.
What are the No parties offering?What are the No parties offering?
And over the weekend, the leader of the pro-Union Better Together campaign, Alistair Darling, clarified that the chancellor's announcement was "about the process and timetable" for more devolution, not new powers.And over the weekend, the leader of the pro-Union Better Together campaign, Alistair Darling, clarified that the chancellor's announcement was "about the process and timetable" for more devolution, not new powers.
The UK government said the timetable for new powers for Scotland would not break referendum purdah period rules.The UK government said the timetable for new powers for Scotland would not break referendum purdah period rules.
What are the issues of the referendum?What are the issues of the referendum?
As the people of Scotland weigh up how to vote in the independence referendum, they are asking questions on a range of topics.As the people of Scotland weigh up how to vote in the independence referendum, they are asking questions on a range of topics.
But what issues are important? Explore our special Scotland Decides website, where you find more on the economy; energy; pensions; citizenship; relations with the rest of the UK; EU membership; defence and broadcasting.But what issues are important? Explore our special Scotland Decides website, where you find more on the economy; energy; pensions; citizenship; relations with the rest of the UK; EU membership; defence and broadcasting.
Elsewhere, Mr Miliband will on Monday thank trade unions at the TUC general dinner in Liverpool for their work on the Better Together campaign.Elsewhere, Mr Miliband will on Monday thank trade unions at the TUC general dinner in Liverpool for their work on the Better Together campaign.
He will say the unions have signed a joint statement, "declaring that our strength comes from staying together and that separation would damage the rights and conditions of working people".He will say the unions have signed a joint statement, "declaring that our strength comes from staying together and that separation would damage the rights and conditions of working people".