Mad, Bad And Simply Hilarious Images From Scotland As It Votes On Independence

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Tomas Hirst

The No campaign has some well-dressed support in Edinburgh city center.

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As voting gets underway in Scotland's historic independence referendum we will know within 24 hours whether the UK is about to get substantially smaller.

On the streets both pro-independence and pro-union supporters are rallying support in what looks likely to be a very close race. To borrow a sporting phrase, for both camps this is squeaky bum time.

Here are some of the best pictures of the day so far:

In case you're still looking for an explanation of just what the independence vote is all about, these Taiwanese Animators are here to help!

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Back in Edinburgh, some enterprising Yes campaigners moved to swing wavering voters their way with cunning signage:


And I narrowly avoided getting covered in stickers by this enthusiastic chap:


Not everyone is being nice about it. It looks like the Labour Party office in Edinburgh had a window broken last night for supporting the No vote:

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While some view this once-in-a-generation vote on Scotland's future as a matter for deep personal significance, for others the marketing opportunity is clearly too good to miss: