Elsewhere, Labour leader Ed Miliband suggested in an interview with the Scottish Mail on Sunday that manned border guards could be introduced if Scotland voted to go independent. And Mr Miliband's spokesman added last night: 'The last time I looked there were two sides to the border - and we would be in charge of one of them. It would be up to us, not [First Minister Alex] Salmond, to secure our northern border." I have to say we were dismissed out of hand, but had there been two questions there would be none of the concerns that are being expressed now.
– Is the UK on the road to Splitsville? Scotland votes on independence on Sept. 18, and one poll has put the pro-independence "Yes" camp in the lead with 51% for the first time, the BBC reports. The "No" side was 22 points ahead less than a month ago, and Scottish National Party leader Alex Salmond accused British leaders of panicking as they unveiled proposals to give the Scottish parliament more powers if voters reject independence. Chancellor George Osborne promised that Scotland would be given more powers over things like tax rates and spending, the Guardian reports, but Salmond called the offer a bribe and said there is already a "radical new deal on the constitution—it's called independence." Yes campaigners have accused the No side of stepping up scare tactics in the lead-up to the vote, with Labour Party leader Ed Miliband warning that manned posts might be introduced along the border if Scotland decides to go it alone. "If you don't want borders, vote to stay in the United Kingdom," he told the Daily Mail yesterday.