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Edinburgh/ Scotland, With the Scottish referendum too close to call, British Prime Minister David Cameron admitted he was concerned that the United Kingdom could be on the verge of breaking up.
Cameron said “Everyone who cares about our United Kingdom, and I care passionately about our United Kingdom, is nervous. But I’m confident we’ve set out how Scotland can have the best of both worlds – a successful economy with a growing number of jobs”.
In a rare comment, Cameron admitted his unpopularity in Scotland. “If you don’t like me – I won’t be here forever. If you don’t like this government – it won’t last forever. But if you leave the UK – that will be forever,” Cameron said.
Cameron however confirmed he will not resign incase Scotland votes to break away from UK.
“I will remain in Downing Street regardless of tomorrow’s result” he said.
He said “My name is not on the ballot paper. What’s on the ballot paper is, does Scotland want to stay in the United Kingdom or does Scotland want to separate itself from the United Kingdom. That’s the only question that will be decided on Thursday night. The question about my future will come at the British general election coming soon”.
Cameron was recently close to tears as he made a passionate plea to Scotland against voting for independence in the referendum because they want to give the “effing Tories” a kick.
Cameron has said he would stay on as PM in the event of a Yes vote to “make that independence happen”.
Women voters will be deciding factor
Women voters will be the deciding factor for the Scottish referendum with the latest polls showing a 16 point lead among women who have decided which way to vote.
Nearly 3 in 5 women (58%) women say they will vote No on Thursday, with 42% planning to vote Yes among those who have decided which way to vote
The latest poll of 1,150 Scots shows 52% plan to say No to independence on Thursday, with 48% intending to vote Yes.
The poll found 91% of respondents said they were certain to vote.
The poll was conducted online among Scottish adults over the age of 16 – who have a vote in the Scottish referendum.
The poll said “As we reach the last few days of the campaign, our poll of 1,156 eligible Scottish voters over the age of 16 shows that the Unionist campaign have a four point lead of 52% to 48% once undecided voters are excluded. Among all Scottish voters who are 10/10 certain to vote, 45% would vote to leave the United Kingdom, 49% would vote to stay and 6% are undecided”.
The Scottish government has been promised new powers over setting income tax and other measures if Scotland votes against independence. However, half (50%) of Scots do not trust that these powers will be delivered as promised, while 34% do.
Half (49%) of Scots agreed with the statement “the independence referendum campaign has caused deep divisions within Scotland and has damaged relations between Scotland and the rest of the UK”, including a fifth (18%) of Yes voters.
By comparison, only 23% agreed that the campaign “has been a force for good and has brought people in Scotland closer together”.
Just under half (47%) of Scots thought that Scotland would be able to retain the pound after independence, while 37% thought they wouldn’t. Two thirds (67%) of those that thought the pound would be retained after a Yes victory thought this would be inside a currency union, despite arguments to the contrary from the No campaign.
“When we asked about the biggest influences for a possible Yes victory, two in five (38%) said dislike of Westminster politicians would be the most important factor. Interestingly, a larger proportion of No voters picked this to Yes voters (45% to 31%)”.
