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Coalition ups the campaign against Scotland going it alone by announcing £100m plant for Peterhead

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SCOTLAND'S First Minister, Alex Salmond, today accused David Cameron of using “bluff, bluster and bullying” against the Yes campaign for Scottish independence.

Salmond was on the verge of using a fourth 'B' word – bribery – but decided to bite his tongue in response to this morning's announcement from the Westminster government that it is going to invest £100 million in a carbon capture storage plant to be built north of the border in Peterhead, whether or not the Scots vote for independence.

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