EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) – The two sides in Scotland’s independence debate scrambled Tuesday to convert undecided voters, with just two days to go until a referendum on separation.
The pitch of the debate has grown increasingly shrill as both sides make their oft-repeated claims and promises with increasing urgency, and supporters square off at public appearances.
Labour Party leader Ed MIliband, who backs the anti-independence “Better Together” campaign, was surrounded by rival camps shouting “Vote Yes” and “Vote No” during a walkabout at an Edinburgh shopping center.
Miliband said he understood that “passions run high,” but he hoped the debate would be conducted “in a civilized way.”
Thursday’s referendum, in which more than 4.2 million people are registered to vote, is a high-stakes decision that could end a political union that has stood since 1707.