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ALEX Salmond and Alistair Darling will face each other in a “fight at the museum” TV debate to be broadcast across Britain.

BBC bosses are ­planning to stage the campaign leaders’ next debate at Glasgow’s ­Kelvingrove Art ­Gallery. An audience of 1.7million watched STV’s Salmond and ­Darling debate on Tuesday, but more than double that number are expected to tune in for the BBC debate on Monday, August 25.

Salmond – who was lacklustre in last week’s debate despite being widely tipped to win – hopes to regain lost ground while Darling believes the First Minister’s failure to convince viewers on his currency plans ­continues to leave the Yes campaign vulnerable.

Nationalists were banking on a convincing victory on Tuesday to give the Yes campaign a boost as they continue to lag in the polls.

But Salmond struggled when challenged by Darling over what ­currency an independent Scotland would use if the UK Government refuse to share the pound.

Darling said yesterday: “I hope the debate is broadcast not just in Scotland – that is critical – but throughout the UK and beyond.”

BBC Scotland will host their ­second debate but it will also be shown on BBC1 or BBC2 in England and Wales. Salmond and Darling will also take part in an online debate hosted by the Mumsnet website. Both sides are also in talks with Sky and Channel 4 about TV debates.

Darling gave an impassioned ­performance on Tuesday, pressing Salmond again and again on the ­currency union and his Plan B.

And yesterday he said he would ­continue to hammer Salmond on the issue. Darling said: “I am a ­naturally restrained, quiet person but this is something I care about.

“I came off the backbenches to do this campaign because I care ­passionately about what happens to my country. ­Emotion is not exclusive to their side. I’m emotional about the future of the country in which I live. I’m emotional about the future of my children and generations to come.”

According to a Survation opinion poll published yesterday, excluding the don’t knows, support for a No vote is at 57 per cent, with the Yes camp trailing on 43 per cent.

The poll, carried out after ­Tuesday’s debate, shows a four-point drop in support for Yes since a Survation poll a week ago.

A Yes Scotland source said: “There are positives from the debate as well as lessons to be learned. Alex made a compelling ­argument for Scotland needing the powers of independence to address the ­disgrace of food banks and remove Trident.

“There were lessons to be learned about having a sharper approach and leading off with your strongest argument.

“But I don’t think the No side should be that happy with the debate either. At the end of the day, Alistair Darling did not make a case for No. He just sought to use one club to batter away at the case for Yes.

“There is only one side presenting a positive case.”

"Scotland gave me a new beginning. In September, I want to return the favour."

- Ahlam Souidi

They are Scotland’s adopted sons and daughters, the migrants who’ve made their homes and built their lives here.

And their votes may now prove crucial to the outcome of the Scottish independence referendum.

Refugees from non-Commonwealth countries must wait five years from being granted a passport before they can vote.

But for those from EU or Commonwealth countries, being officially resident in

Scotland means they can take part.

Jason Bergen, of the organisation Migrant Voice, says most are looking forward to the vote: “We do not take a position in politics but, in a time of increasing hostility and negative ­rhetoric towards migrants, it is important for migrants to have and exercise their voice.”

An opinion poll in July found that around 52 per cent of those born outside Scotland but eligible to take part in the referendum intended to vote Yes.

But elections expert Professor John Curtice cautioned against reading too much into the findings.

He said: “Individually, these polls tend to contain only around 100 people.

“EU migrants make up roughly about 2.5 per cent of the electorate – around

the same as the number of 16 and 17-year-olds who will be on the register.

“But neither the migrant vote nor the vote of the 16 and 17-year-olds is going to make a difference unless it’s really close.”

Here, we speak to three people who have made up their mind on the future of the Scotland they’ve come to love.

YES - Ahlam Souidi, Algeria

(Image: Mark Anderson)

I came to Scotland 13 years ago to build a new life with my husband and 18-month-old son. I couldn’t speak any English – only French and Arabic – and it seemed like a terrifying place.

We arrived in London first and stayed there for about two months but I didn’t like it at all.

I felt there wasn’t much help available and people seemed too busy to explain things that were confusing.

Someone recommended that we come to Glasgow so we travelled here for 10 hours on an overnight bus and arrived at Buchanan Street bus station in the early morning.

My heart sank when I first saw Glasgow. Oh my God, it was so dark and cold and wet. This was in August – it was supposed to be summer.

I felt I had got on the wrong bus and ended up in Bolivia. Glasgow City Council housed us in temporary accommodation, which was in boarded-up houses awaiting demolition. I got so depressed.

I worked for the family law firm in Algeria and had been living a comfortable life and now I found myself in the poorest house. ButScottish people were living in the same conditions as well. It wasn’t just for migrants.

I couldn’t understand how the Government in this rich country could allow their people to live in conditions like that.

I decided I was not going to cross my arms and wait for other people to solve my problems for me. I volunteered to teach French at the local primary school and I learned English from the children.

I got involved with the Scottish Refugee Council and joined the Maryhill Integration Network, where I now run a surgery offering advice to other people who find themselves in the vulnerable position we were in.

I’m two years into a course at Glasgow University and I also work as a facilitator with Parents Network Scotland.

My first son is now 16 and wants to be a lawyer. My second son was born here 12 years ago and wants to be a footballer. We hope he will play for Scotland one day – this is a way to pay back something to Scotland.

To those UK decision-makers who want to keep immigrants out, I would say: Look to your roots – where did you come from?

Foreigners are here to work and pay taxes. They are not lazy. They are positive people and I feel I have been treated positively by the Scottish Government.

Scotland was there for me, I want to be there for Scotland. I am Scottish – I am also Algerian. I take both values together. My country and my home. It is very clear to me I should vote Yes in the referendum. They should let the Scottish people get on with it.

NO - Andrea Szabo, Hungary

(Image: Mark Anderson)

I came here nearly eight years ago even though it wasn’t my plan to live in Scotland. I wanted to go to England.

Scottish people look at me strangely when I say that now but I didn’t know much about Scotland and I just wanted to find work so I could improve my English.

An agency in Hungary found me a job as a receptionist at a hotel in Paisley and I took it, even though I was working as a consultant at a major bank at the time.

I was working very long hours and had no life to myself, plus the economy was not going well in my country.

The job was for six months and I thought I could use it to try to find work in England.

But when I started to explore Scotland, I really liked it and began to think I could settle here. I loved the countryside and the people.

I struggled with my English at first. Before I arrived, I’d thought it was really good but I couldn’t understand the Scottish accent. I picked it up quite quickly and now people tell me I have a Scottish accent myself.

I’ve been in Glasgow for six years and I feel settled. It’s different to my life in Hungary.

I used to live with my mum in a house with a big garden and now I have a rented flat but it’s comfortable and big enough for me.

I’m working as a data analyst. I’m involved in community work and I enjoyed the Commonwealth Games.

I became a British citizen recently and I would say that I feel part-British, part-Scottish and part-Hungarian.

I have made up my mind on how I’m going to vote and I’m voting No.

I believe the Scottish Government have a vision but I think that it’s more of a dream. If we can’t use the pound, what’s going to happen? There are not enough concrete answers.

I would like to see more power devolved to the Scottish

Parliament and wanted to see a third option on the ballot paper.

We are not totally out of the economic crisis so it is a bad time to break free and form a new country.

Being part of the UK makes Scotland stronger. I definitely see my future in Scotland and

I think it would be better if Scotland was still in the UK.

YES - Nadejda Antonova, Russia

(Image: Nadezhda Antonova)

I thought Scotland was part of England when I first arrived here, in a similar way that Russia had different republics.

I arrived here 10 years ago and it felt a bit scary. I couldn’t speak English and wasn’t able to communicate.

I remember I was trying to get from Central Station to Buchanan Street bus station and I got on a small bus. The driver was probably trying to tell me he didn’t give any change but I got the impression he was angry and asking for more money.

So I just kept putting more in and he kept saying no. I put in £5 before I realised the fare was 45p. I tell other people that now because I hope it encourages them to learn English.

My accent marks me out as a migrant but inside I don’t feel like that. I feel I’m at home. Something of mine is here.

I’m going to vote Yes for independence. I see it as a natural progression, just like when children grow up and don’t want to be dependent on their parents any more. It’s the cycle of life.

I do think there will be difficulties in the beginning but I am looking forward to it.

I’ve been talking to my friends about it, people from Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia

– they already have experience of

independence in a bad way.

Scotland could become an example of a peaceful transition to independence.

It would be good for the UN to use Scotland’s process to help other countries to avoid wars and confrontation.