And they’re off to the 5500 polling booths in the nominated 32 regions for the Scottish referendum and you can bet that both sides will be doing all they can to get voters to put their X on the ballot paper despite expectatons of a record turn-out. Voting closes at 21.00 GMT

Recent polls have shown the No camp with a slender lead but with a 2% margin of error and many still undecided it’s going to the wire. And just one vote could win the day.

Watch out for exit poll news hitting the headlines throughout the voting period and the pound remains subject to sharp moves both ways, although I remain of the view that we will continue to see downward pressure even on a No outcome

We’ll bring you the news as it happens as always, and this time tomorrow we are expecting to know the final outcome

Whatever happens the English-UK/Scots relationship is unlikely to be the same ever again. The proverbial can of worms has been well and truly opened.