THE anti-independence camp suffered a blow yesterday when the Electoral Commission refused to take part directly in its attempt to guarantee a "balanced and fair" single question on the referendum ballot paper.

The elections watchdog said the only process it would get involved in was the one being initiated by the Scottish Government, which will ask it to judge the appropriateness of Holyrood's proposed question or questions.

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