The chief executive of one of Scotland's leading companies, Aggreko, has said business leaders are reluctant to question Alex Salmond's independence plans for fear of ridicule.
Rupert Soames, a grandson of Sir Winston Churchill whose family maintains links to the Tories, told peers "anyone who has dared open their mouths on the subject with views that are contrary to those of the SNP have brought down on themselves rains of bile and ire which are really unpleasant".
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