Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Labour leader Ed Miliband have pleaded with Scots not to leave the family of nations.
The pair spend yesterday meeting the public in Selkirk and Cumbernauld respectively in a last ditch attempt to persuade undecided voters that Scotland had a future in the UK.
Liberal Democrat leader Mr Clegg rejected SNP claims that the pro-union parties’ joint offer of more powers for Holyrood in the event of a No vote was a “last-minute” panic measure to shore up support for the union.
“Whatever the result on the 18th, even if Scotland votes to remain part of the UK, let’s be clear, the status quo has gone, not only for Scotland but for the whole of the UK,” he added.
“In my view we will be entering into not only a very exciting new chapter of devolution of power to Scotland but also into a very exciting new chapter of decentralisation and devolution throughout the rest of the UK including in England as well.”
Mr Miliband told activists “every shoulder must be put to the wheel” in the final days of what he called the longest campaign in British political history.
He claimed the case for a No vote came from the “head, heart and soul”, insisting Labour was the party of social justice and had policies to make Scotland a fairer and more equal society.
Mr Miliband said: “Independence would lead to a race to the bottom, as corporations seek competitive advantage from being in one country or another, seeking to drive down tax rates, wage rates and terms and conditions.
“And don’t take my word for it because Alex Salmond himself is proposing a 3p cut in corporation tax, taking money away from working families.”