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| Scottish independence: Pro-Union figures step 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. |
| 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. | |
| The SNP has dismissed the proposal as a last-minute "bribe". | The SNP has dismissed the proposal as a last-minute "bribe". |
| It comes after a poll suggested the pro-Union camp had lost its lead. | It comes after a poll suggested the pro-Union camp had lost its lead. |
| On Sunday, Chancellor George Osborne promised a timetable for further devolution if voters in Scotland rejected 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". |
| BBC political correspondent Ben Wright said the outcome of the referendum now looked "utterly uncertain". | BBC political correspondent Ben Wright said the outcome of the referendum now looked "utterly uncertain". |
| He said the "sleepy assumption" in Westminster among the pro-Union parties that there would be a relatively comfortable vote against independence had been completely destroyed over the past few days. | He said the "sleepy assumption" in Westminster among the pro-Union parties that there would be a relatively comfortable vote against independence had been completely destroyed over the past few days. |
| '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 prime minister has said Westminster must deliver on its promise of further devolution so "a No vote doesn't mean nothing happens". | The former Labour prime minister 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, suggested that, of those who have made up their mind, 51% planned to back independence, while 49% intended to vote no. | 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. |
| 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 rules on what can be discussed during the referendum period. | The UK government said the timetable for new powers for Scotland would not break rules on what can be discussed during the referendum period. |
| 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". |