Former SNP deputy leader Jim Sillars lashes
out at pro-Union businesses
He asked: 'Who do these companies think we
are? They will find out'
BT Group chair Sir Mike Rake says 'Yes' would
'inevitably' cause a slowdown
CBI boss claims this could 'easily' last for
a decade because of uncertainty
Comes after IMF warned separation could
result in financial market turmoil
Five Scottish based banks this week warned
they would move to England
Richard Branson is the latest business figure
to oppose independence
Asda, Waitrose, B&Q and Screwfix say
prices would rise after independence
Marks & Spencer set to join firms warning
against 'Yes' vote next week
Comes as poll shows 'No' campaign four points
ahead with six days to go
Separate
poll released today put the 'Yes' campaign just two points behind
The former deputy leader of the Scottish nationalists has threatened a 'day of reckoning' for businesses that have spoken out against independence.
The former deputy leader of the Scottish nationalists has threatened a 'day of reckoning' for businesses that have spoken out against independence.
SNP grandee Jim Sillars lashed out
after a host of banks, finance firms, supermarkets and retail giants warned
about the dangers of separation.
Mr Sillars said oil giant BP would be
nationalised 'in part or in whole' while bankers and big business chiefs would
be punished for 'being in cahoots' with the Tories.
The remarks are likely to increase
business anxiety over independence just six days before next week's
referendum.
The 'Yes' to independence campaign's economic case for independence was further damaged after one of Britain's most influential industrialists Sir Mike Rake warned that Scotland’s economy could be damaged for a decade if it votes for independence.
But Mr Sillars vowed to punish big
business for siding with the 'No' campaign against independence.
He said: ‘This referendum is about
power, and when we get a Yes majority, we will use that power for a day of
reckoning with BP and the banks.
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