THE campaign for a ‘Yes’ vote has little support among Scots-born residents of East Lancashire.

Blackburn-hairdresser Dianne Mason says: “They would be absolutely crazy to go for independence.”

Former Burnley and Scotland footballer Andy Lochhead said: “It would make it more difficult for young Scots to come to England looking for jobs like I did.

“I want Scotland to vote no.”

Blackburn with Darwen council leader Kate Hollern, born in Dumbarton, has no doubt that voting to reject independence is the best option for East Lancashire, England and Scotland.

However, she wants more devolution for England’s regions along the lines of what is on offer North of the Border.

She rejected claims by Scottish National Party campaigner Joan McAlpine, who told the Lancashire Telegraph: “a Yes vote is an opportunity to rebalance the economy of these Islands. An independent Scotland will be an economic counterweight to the pull of London and the South East of England.”

Coun Hollern said she had ‘great concerns’ about a vote Scottish independence adding it was not the right way for Scots to reject the Tories.

She added: “I want to see more powers for the North-West.”

Her Higher Croft Labour councillor colleague Don McKinlay, originally from Clydebank, said: “I don’t want the Scots to vote for independence.

“I think economically it would be a disaster for them.”

Blackburn Rovers and Scotland striker Kevin Gallacher said: “I am not political but I want Scotland to stay in the UK. I wish I had a vote and could vote no.”

Fanatical Burnley and Scotland football fan Alastair Campbell, former press secretary to Tony Blair, has advice for expatriate Scots in East Lancashire.

He said: “I urge anyone with friends, relatives and colleagues in Scotland to try and persuade them to vote no.”

Glasgow-born mum-of-two Ms Mason added: “I am scared they might vote ‘Yes’ and make it more difficult for my children to go back to Scotland and see their family.”