"Judgment day UK: Dark side of Scotland's big decision"
"Threats, intimidation and abuse: the dark side of the Yes campaign has been exposed as Scotland decides today on whether to go it alone or stay part of the United Kingdom.
Business leaders and campaigners are being intimidated because of their pro-Union views."
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A partially sighted pensioner, who asked not to be named, said he was punched in the face by a Yes supporter as he handed out leaflets for Better Together in Glasgow.
"I was standing at a No station when two young men, aged in their 20s came up to me," said the 75-year-old man.
"I was talking to one of them normally, but then absolutely out of the blue the other just swung a punch at my head.
"I was a bit shocked and fell slightly backwards. I carry a white stick because I am half blind - they would have seen that."
Another Better Together campaigner who spoke to the Telegraph said that pro-independence campaigners had surrounded him in a Glasgow suburb and asked questions such as "where do you live?" and "are you Scottish?"
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Drew McKenzie Smith, managing director at The Lindores Distillery Company, said that supporters of independence had threatened to boycott his products as a "direct consequence" of him signing the letter.
Another two signatories, who did not wish to give their names, said they received sinister phone calls following the publication of the letter.
Other respondents said that they have felt generally intimidated because of their concerns about independence.
Another businessman who signed the letter told how a senior director at his company received "very vicious emails" while another said he had been called a "f***ing English b*****d" and told to "get back to England".
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Mr McKenzie Smith said: "I have seen plenty of evidence of 'No' signs being torn down, cars scratched to the point that a local potential Tory MSP will not put a 'No' sticker on his car as he fully expects it to then be scratched."
John Michie, managing director at Charles Michie Pharmacy, said that after he put up 'No' signs in his shop window in central Aberdeen, the glass had been spat at.
"The spits have run down the glass and look very unsightly. It is reprehensible. But I wasn't in the least bit surprised," he said.
Charles Ritchie, who runs Score Group in Aberdeenshire, said that men in balaclavas had recently entered his premises to destroy "No" posters.
"We have recently put up signs on our property supporting the no campaign", said Mr Ritchie.
"Since last Friday they have been trashed by for example three people wearing balaclavas and carrying sledge hammers in the wee hours of the morning".
The police are now investigating.
Stephanie Fraser, the head of a Glasgow-based cerebral palsy charity said the "No" sign outside her home was vandalised numerous times, before being set on fire on Tuesday evening.
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