Yes, but… Noisy Salmond fails to guarantee independence

But Alistair Darling will regret being forced to say: 'Of course we could use the pound…'

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Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond may have won last night's shouting match with Alistair Darling, but Scotland is still heading for a narrow vote in favour of remaining in the union, according to the most up-to-date polling.

Before the debate, voters were divided 51/49 per cent in favour of the No campaign, led by Darling. Afterwards, an ICM/Guardian survey of 505 people who watched the latest debate came up with the same result: the No camp still on 51 per cent and the Yes camp on 49 per cent.

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