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Commenting on a new ICM poll for the Sunday Telegraph which puts Yes at 54 per cent and No at 46 per cent - and an Opinium poll for the Observer which puts Yes at 47 per cent and No at 53 per cent - Blair Jenkins, chief executive of Yes Scotland, said: ‘The new ICM poll gives Yes a record eight-point lead, which is hugely encouraging. Meanwhile, Opinium puts Yes behind, but just by six points.

On the streets, everyone I know or speak to is reporting anecdotally that YES seems to have it by a huge margin. A lot of people are voting in this referendum - I think it’s 97.5% of the population that have registered to vote in it - which is phenomenal - and this includes a lot of people who have never voted before (having hitherto felt disenfranchised by the westminster system) and are not being tracked by the opinion polls. Be prepared for a big surprise.

Like everyone else I know I have succumbed to hope and of course, if we don’t get the YES vote this time I’ll be absolutely gutted. But I think we will, despite having the entire UK press and political establishment against us.