Anti-union campaign backers “defaced democracy” by wrecking a series of No Thanks banners in a coordinated act of vandalism, it has been claimed.
John Morgan was targeted with vitriolic jeers from passing motorists at the weekend as he photographed eight sites within a 50-mile round trip of his home in Bridge of Allan near Stirling.
The 68-year-old consultant branded it a sinister silencing of the voice of opposition.
He said: Scotland has changed and it may not fix itself for a generation.
“The sinister and sub tone fascism of the nationalist campaign has excelled itself: on a 50-mile round trip in central Scotland every single banner supporting the notion of a No vote in the referendum has been defaced or smashed.
“In that same journey not one single Yes banner had been defaced.”
Mr Morgan said the standard of debate during the referendum campaign had been dismal.
He claimed words like “traitor” and “treacherous” had become commonplace and predicted Scotland will now be a divided nation, whatever the outcome.
“Will the mindless ones who kicked nine bells out of an inanimate sign that dared express a contrary opinion be controllable if their opinion does not carry the day?”
“My feeling is that a Yes vote will leave the No camp in silent disappointment, anticipating the disintegration of the economy, society and proud way of life we’ve taken hundreds of years to craft,” he said.
“If it is a No vote, I fear no such reserved reflection.”