David Bowie's son Duncan Jones has said that he can't wait to see what Scotland will become if its votes Yes in tomorrow's indyref ballot.
In a post on his Twitter account, Jones, who directed Moon and Source Code, said he hoped a Yes vote would encourage the rest of the UK to 'up its game'.
However, he also raised concerns that voters had not been given enough information about the implications of their vote and the repercussions it will have on Scotland and the rest of the UK.
Jones, who grew up in Aberdeen and went to school in Elgin, said: "There are Scottish people who resent being British. I'm sure there are as many reasons for feeling that way as there are people who hold that view. Some of it is justified. Some of it may be a sense that the "grass is always greener..." Whatever the reasons may be, its right and sensible that Scottish people have the opportunity to opt out of something they feel is unfair.
"I am incredibly excited to see a Scotland full of people who are optimistic about their lot, and who carry their aspirations high, rather than begrudge their situation. If a Yes vote does that, I can't wait to see what Scotland becomes. I hope it will galvanise the rest of Britain to improve the position of its citizenry and up their game... although I think we will need a more representative political system for that.
"My one concern about the election is that I do not believe ANY of the voters, Yes OR No, have been particularly well served understanding the implications of their vote. There is not a lot of time left, but this vote matters far more than anyone in the UK is presently aware. Maybe in this socially connected world, we live in an age where much smaller nations makes sense again. In America, many Texans seem to think so. So do quite a few Californians. So too the Catalans in Spain. The Quebecois, the Kurds... Maybe Northern England would do better on its own. It has a population three times the size of Scotland, after all... local government for local people.
"But I don't think these choices should be made lightly. I wish the implications of the decision were more transparent. Pro and con. You get to vote Scotland. You need to do what's right for you, but even if the rest of us have no say, the rest of the island needs to understand what this is going to mean for us. The changes WILL affect both sides of the border.
"Good luck on the vote, whichever way you're swinging."
Jones' comments come after his father's famous intervention in the indyref debate earlier this year when he used his Brit Award acceptance speech to ask Scotland to stay in the UK.
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