Campaign for independence of Scotland at final phase

Thousands of members of the Protestant Orange order mar­ched through Edinburgh on Saturday in a show of strength against Scottish independence, as campaigning ahead of the referendum entered its final weekend. Organisers claimed up to 15,000 people attended the march to show support for the United Kingdom, among them members from Northern Irish and English branches of the ultra-conservative, anti-Catholic organisation.The official campaign against independence had distanced itself from the protest amid fears it would fuel sectarian tensions just a few days before Thurs­day’s vote, but it passed off peacefully.We are proud to be part of Great Britain. We are passionate about the union. We are here to galvanise the ‘No’ vote,’ Henry Dunbar, Grand Master of the order’s Grand Lodge of Scotland, told a rally.