Cameron and Miliband have panicked well today

While Westminster sent its own plea to Scottish voters, David Cameron and Ed Miliband were both making fine, impassioned speeches that both tried to scotch the SNP line that a ‘Yes’ vote was the only way to achieve a fairer Scotland. David Cameron had to address to specific – and quite beguiling – argument that this is Scotland’s chance to get rid of the Tories, that from independence onwards, it will never be governed by parties poorly represented within its borders. He did so by being a little attention-seeking:

‘I think the third thing that can come across in the remaining part of this campaign is the scale of the decision that Scottish people will be taking in eight days’ time. I think sometimes, because it’s an election, because it’s a ballot, I think people can feel it’s a bit like a general election that you make a decision and then five years later you can make another decision.