Brown Urges Scottish 'Patriots' To Vote 'No'

Gordon Brown has issued a final rallying cry for the No campaign, urging voters to tell nationalists to keep their hands off Scotland because "it belongs to all of us".

In what political commentators were calling the "speech of his life", Mr Brown set out a "patriotic vision" for the future as both sides attempted to sway undecided voters with just a day to go before going to the polls.

At a rally in Glasgow, Mr Brown said the No campaign was "proud of our Scottish identity, proud of our distinctive Scottish institutions, proud of our Scottish parliament, which we, not the Scottish National Party, created".

"Our patriotic vision is up against a nationalist vision that only has one aim in mind - to break up every single constitutional and political link with our friends and neighbours," he said.

Both sides have been out in force with the race effectively neck-and-neck as it moved into its final hours.

The latest poll by Ipsos Mori suggests 51% of people will vote No, while 49% will vote Yes in Friday's vote.

Gordon Brown addresses a Better Together rally in Glasgow

But there are a huge number of undecided voters and with turn-out expected to be as high as 90% - swaying the "don't knows" is key.

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond is expected to make his final case for independence in a speech in Perth this evening.

Both teams have had supporters out campaigning overnight.

The campaigns reach the endgame

There have been allegations of intimidation on the final day of campaigning, with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg saying he had heard of "some pretty nasty incidents and some pretty extraordinary things said".

Alistair Darling, who has led the No campaign, said some of the "nastiness going on in this campaign, is to suggest that somehow you can only be Scottish if you support Alex Salmond".

David Cameron said he has been "disturbed" by some of the claims of intimidation.

Ed Miliband was jostled in Edinburgh

On Tuesday, Ed Miliband had to cut short a visit to a shopping centre in Edinburgh after he was jostled by Yes campaign supporters. He had been expected to attend the Glasgow rally but it was confirmed on Wednesday morning he would not.

But Mr Salmond has rejected claims of campaign intimidation. Sky's Adam Boulton said: "Alex Salmond said to me last night that there were some nutters on all sides although he condemned what had gone on.

"I think most impartial observers would say on the Yes side it has been very boisterous and very loud, that some people have seen that sort of behaviour as intimidating and I certainly think there are quite a lot of shy No voters out there who don't want to say publicly how they will vote."

Alex Salmond with Adam Boulton

Speaking on his LBC radio show, Mr Clegg said: "Scotland will need to rediscover its sense of community and togetherness and solidarity where people who are divided in their opinions on this referendum need to work together, live together, live side by side together after tomorrow.

"It's very important that things are not said and done now which will make that... community-wide need to... live and work together harder later."

The police have said it has been a peaceful campaign, however, there are fears that with a number of pubs due to stay open during the night on Thursday, there could be some outbreaks.

In other developments:

:: A poll for Sky News shows that 61% of Scots are unclear about what the new powers the three main party leaders have promised actually are

:: There is growing anger among English MPs over the powers being given away to Scotland and calls for an English parliament

:: Mr Cameron says he will not resign if there is a Yes vote - a verdict on his performance will come at the General Election

:: Millions of pounds have been moved to Scotland amid fears of a run on the banks in the event of a Yes vote

:: Bill Clinton has urged the country to vote to stay in the UK

:: After the apparently prophetic cloud which looked like the UK with no Scotland a piece of battered chicken has emerged from a KFC bucket in the same shape

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