The Scotsman cartoon: Clegg appeals for No vote

Nick Clegg appealed to Scots to vote No on 18 September in a speech that drew heavily on British patriotism.
Illustration: Iain GreenIllustration: Iain Green
Illustration: Iain Green

He told delegates at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference: “I love that we are a family of four different countries, each with their own characters, traditions and good-natured rivalries.”

Meanwhile a leak at a test nuclear reactor in Caithness that the Defence Secretary last week claimed had caused no environmental pollution led to a tenfold rise in radioactive gas emissions, official figures reveal.

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The figures from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) came after Philip Hammond admitted to MPs on Thursday that there was a leak from the test reactor at HMS Vulcan near Dounreay.

Opposition MPs yesterday demanded an inquiry and First Minister Alex Salmond accused the Ministry of Defence of subverting democracy.