Salmond Dismisses Executive Warnings Over Scottish Vote

Scottish nationalist leader Alex Salmond sought fresh impetus for his independence campaign by accusing his opponents of colluding with executives to scaremonger over the risks of breaking from the U.K.

At an event in Edinburgh for international media today that often resembled a rally more than a press conference, Salmond suggested negative comments by oil company BP Plc and life insurer Standard Life Plc were a “recycling” of older statements with a political timing. He also called for an inquiry into how news of Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s plan to move some operations to England, should there be a Yes vote, had been leaked.