A FEMALE Yes campaigner forwards a weekend example of pester power from Edinburgh's Leith Walk.
Urged on by his children, a man wondered over and nodded awkwardly at the woman's chest. "Did you have to pay for those?" he asked.
Luckily - and before she slapped his face - she realised his kids only wanted her badges.
A COPY of the BBC's internal indyref advice reaches the diary. As you'd expect, it agonises over terminology and avoiding offence. "London is acceptable as a geographic description," it opines.
But "London is problematic if used to sum up the position of the UK government or parliament eg London wants Alex Salmond to hold the referendum earlier." A nice distinction, but we suspect London will always be a problem for the FM.
NICOLA Sturgeon got an unexpected compliment in a recent town hall debate. Labour MSP Kezia Dugdale revealed the DFM had been "a political inspiration", adding: "I don't think you could ask for a better political role model for women in politics in Scotland today." We wonder what Johann Lamont would make of that?
A LANARKSHIRE SNP source insists Yes have a secret weapon there: Labour. Terrified by the polls and the party's long-term fate, the neckless scowlers of Lanarkshire Labour are trying out a new doorstep pitch.
"I take it you'll be voting No in the referendum?" they growl. It's proving almost as popular as "Open up, it's the bailiff." All Nat propaganda, no doubt. And yet, and yet…
WE'RE not sure if this came from a Yes or a No supporter, but thanks anyway. What's the difference between an independent Scotland and Kate Middleton? One's guaranteed free childcare - and the other's an independent Scotland.
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