A FURTHER war of words erupted between the Yes and No campaigns in the Scottish referendum debate yesterday, this time over pensions.

The Scottish independence referendum campaign entered its final throes this week as MSPs met at Holyrood for the last time before the poll next month.

SNP deputy leader Nicola Sturgeon opened the final stage of campaigning with a message for pensioners, insisting that Labour must explain why it is “backing Tory plans to cut payments for pensioners across Scotland.”