Former Labour head to vote yes

Bob Thomson (left) with Elaine C Smith

A former Scottish Labour party chairman has said he will vote for independence.

Bob Thomson, a party member for over 50 years, declared his support for a separate Scotland saying he was fed up of the negative tactics of unionist campaign.

He says shadow chancellor Ed Balls' joining George Osbourne's intervention on the currency union was a defining factor in his decision.

A Scottish Labour spokesman says they respect hsi choice and are pleased he's come to a decision "after two years of saying he'll vote yes" and know that the "vast majority" of Labour supporters reject the SNP.

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