Referendum News

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  Independence 'would push up finance costs'

  MORTGAGES, pensions and insurance are likely to become more expensive for Scots consumers if the country opts to leave the UK, a Treasury report warned.

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  Westminster has been holding back Scottish economy for generations, says Sturgeon

  UK economic decisions have been holding Scotland back "for generations," Nicola Sturgeon has claimed, as the Scottish Government prepared to publish a key report on the country's industrial strengths.

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  BBC pledges £5m for indyref coverage

  The BBC has said it will spend £5m on extended coverage of the independence referendum.

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  Treasury: indyref Yes vote could put savings and pensions at risk

  Millions of pounds in pensions and savings would be put at risk in an independent Scotland, a report by the UK Government will today warn.

• Leaving EU 'may boost pro-independence vote'

  Support for independence could increase if voters think the UK is likely to withdraw from the EU, a new poll has found.

• Brilliant powerhouse or basket case? Opposing camps clash over finances of an independent Scotland

  The opposing camps in the battle over Scottish independence will next week put forward conflicting visions of Scotland's economic future.

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  'Our banks can win back their reputations ... but we can never again have a government in thrall to the financial sector'

  Much of the Treasury paper seems to be based on a flawed, outdated view of the world which takes no account of the substantial banking reforms which have been on going across Europe and around the world since 2008.

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  Demonstrators defended by Salmond in row with Ukip chief

  ALEX Salmond has launched an outspoken attack on Nigel Farage after the Ukip leader blamed "racist" and "anti-English" independence supporters for disrupting an event in Edinburgh.

• 190,000 viewers watch the first televised referendum debate

  NEARLY 200,000 viewers tuned in to watch the first live television debate of the referendum campaign, according to STV.

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  Salmond tells Nigel Farage to stay out of Scottish politics

  First Minister Alex Salmond entered the controversy surrounding Nigel Farage's chaotic visit to Scotland by telling the Ukip leader he knows "absolutely nothing about Scotland".

• Ministers under fire over EU legal advice

  MINISTERS are facing pressure to publish their legal advice on an independent Scotland's membership of the European Union.

• Independence business report move

  The UK Government is marshalling potentially dozens of Coalition ministers as it broadens its campaign against Scottish independence.