PM ‘nervous’ as referendum looms David Cameron has admitted he is “nervous” about the referendum on Scottish independence as campaigning enters its final few weeks. The Prime Minister’s comments come after the results of the first poll since a second televised debate showed the No campaign’s lead was cut in half, to just six points. He told the Scottish Daily Mail: “I’m emotional and nervous because it matters so much.” But he hinted there were a “silent majority” of people who were afraid to speak out, citing academics in particular. “Recently I was talking to university vice chancellors who are very much part of the silent majority. They don’t want to speak out … because they worry about retribution from the Scottish government,” the PM told the paper. Mr Cameron, who visited a marine engineering firm yesterday, also condemned an attack on Labour MP Jim Murphy, who was egged by a Yes supporter while on a visit to Kirkcaldy, in Fife. Mr Murphy suspended his 100-day Scotland-wide referendum tour for Better Together, claiming that Yes Scotland is employing intimidation tactics by co-ordinating mobs of protesters to disrupt the meetings. Mr Cameron described the incident as undemocratic. He said: “There’s nothing wrong with a bit of [...] sheffieldinnews/pm-nervous-as-referendum-looms/
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