The latest polling figures on Scottish independence suggests that more than half of Scots want keep their ties to Westminster.
According to research for the Scottish Sun newspaper, more than half of Scots want the country to remain part of the UK, while just over a third support independence.
The latest study by polling firm YouGov found 53% of those surveyed wanted Scotland to continue as part of the UK.
Meanwhile 35% of people questioned said that Scotland should be an independent country.
More than one in 10 voters (12%) were undecided about how to vote in the September 18 referendum.
The poll found 56% of women questioned backed the union, while 27% of females favoured independence, with the remaining 17% undecided.
Among men support for Scotland remaining in the UK was 48% - only four points above support for a Yes vote (44%). The other 8% of men said they did not know how they would cast their vote.