Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Final day of campaigning underway in Scottish independence referendum

The final day of campaigning is underway in Scotland, before voters go to the polls to vote in a referendum for independence on Thursday.

3 new opinion polls suggest the no side is slightly in the lead at 52%, with the pro-independence camp at 48%.

This comes following polls last week, which placed the yes side higher than the pro-union camp for the first time.

Scottish first minister Alex Salmond, who is leading the yes campaign, says Scots hold the country's future in their hands. 

IN: At the end of this….
OUT: I would suspect in western Europe.
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ALT: British Labour party leader, Ed Miliband, is confident that Scotland will vote to stay part of the United Kingdom.

IN: I think we're showing…
OUT: the momentum is with us.
DUR: 00:12


ALT: Dr Jo Murkens, a law professor at the London School of Economics, says that if Scotland votes for independence in the referendum, it will be a drawn-out three stage process.

IN: The first one is the…
OUT: needs to be put into legislation.
DUR: 00:20