Scots and those with Scottish ties in Medway are getting nervous ahead of Thursday's vote.

In just a few days Britain could change forever as people in Scotland decide whether to stay as a union or strike out on their own.

Today Prime Minister David Cameron is giving a speech in Aberdeen, in a last-ditch attempt to persuade people to vote against independence.

But Scottish people living in the Medway towns do not need much persuation and are "very worried" about the consequences of a 'Yes' vote.

Banking, currency, oil prices and the fate of the Union Flag are just some of the issues which are still causing confusion and uncertainty among people in the Towns, as well as those nationally.

"The whole thing feels rigged. I don’t believe Scotland can survive on its own. It’s likely to become a third world country." - Sylvia Meade

What Scotland will do about health care, benefits, passports, membership to the EU, armed forces and university funding are all still questions being debated.

Sylvia Meade was born in Aberdeen and grew up near Glasgow but now lives in Hawkwood Close, Rochester, and is staunchly against the Union splitting up.

Mrs Meade, who chairs the Medway Business Awards and Kent Charity Awards, said: “I’ve never felt so passionate about anything as I do about this.

“Foreign nationals and 16-year-olds are getting the vote, yet I do not. The whole thing feels rigged.

“I don’t believe Scotland can survive on its own.

“We haven’t got a hope in hell of being accepted into the EU or Nato. It’s more likely to become a third world country.

“A huge number of Scotland’s skilled workers have emigrated to places like Canada for better career prospects, yet people seem to think they can get by on tartan, Irn-Bru and ‘och aye the noo’.

“It was the British tax payers who bailed out the Royal Bank of Scotland, and English tax payers have put in a lot of money into the regeneration of Scotland.

“Alex Salmond’s figures do not add up and this issue is dividing Scots and families.

“I’m very worried, but I hope the silent majority will swing it.”

In a number of surveys carried out by marking agencies such as ICM and the national press, the projection of voting stands at around 52% no and 48% yes, discounting almost one-fifth of people who said they did not know.

Julian Grayland remained impartial on the subject in his role as president of the Medway and District Caledonian Association, but the 60-year-old said: “This vote will drive a wedge through Scotland.

“There’s always people with strong views either way and always those on the fence.

“I couldn’t begin to predict the outcome but people have suddenly woken up to the fact that a yes vote would make things very different.”

Stoke preacher Trish Robb is Scottish and has lived in Medway for more than 20 years.

The mum-of-four has a son in Scotland and said: “I’d be happy to have more devolution, but I think we should stay as a union.

“Splitting doesn’t sit comfortably with me, there are too many unanswered questions.”

For more on the debate see today's (Monday's) Medway Messenger.