Backbench MPs promise a “bloodbath” even if the “No” vote succeeds. David Cameron has promised more to Scotland than some Conservatives will tolerate.

After a surprise debate win for SNP leader Alex Salmond, polls are registering a huge swing of support for the Scottish independence movement. With the vote only two weeks away, critics of independence are getting panicked.

Worries about the pound and the financial system undercut the Scottish drive for independence. Meanwhile, Sir Mick Jagger signs up with the Pope as 200 celebrities call for Scotland to keep the Union Jack.

A new report estimates Scottish shale contains some 6 billion barrels of oil, in addition to trillions of cubic feet of natural gas. How will this figure into the Scottish independence debate?