ALEX Salmond was last night accused of
“planning parties” and taking independence for granted after announcing “a day
of celebration” on Friday.
The First Minister asserted that Westminster
politicians were going to “get their comeuppance” because he believes Scots are
going to vote Yes in “very substantial proportions”.
He made the comments in Glasgow yesterday after
taking time out from his two-day helicopter tour of Scotland in an aircraft
named ‘Saltire One’.
Yes Scotland chief executive Blair Jenkins also
predicted that his side would win Thursday’s poll, saying: “I think we’ve got a
Yes vote.”
However, critics suggested Mr Salmond’s
over-confidence could become his “Neil Kinnock moment”, referring to the
infamous Sheffield rally which cost Labour the 1992 general election
Meanwhile, Finance Secretary
John Swinney has admitted that a separate Scotland would have to increase
borrowing to support its independence plans. Appearing on BBC Radio Four’s Any
Questions? , he was quizzed on how the country would provide free tuition, free
prescriptions and a free NHS.
Explaining that he was planning to increase public
spending by three per cent, he conceded that borrowing would also have to
increase.
He
said: “The United Kingdom is borrowing up to its oxters just now, so don’t
consider it a revelation that suddenly an independent Scotland might borrow
some money.
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