Alex Salmond insists on independence referendum mandate

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has said his government has a mandate to hold a referendum on independence in the autumn of 2014.The UK government says Holyrood cannot legally go ahead without its authority. Canada Goose Chilliwack Bomber But Mr Salmond said UK PM David Cameron had "no mandate" to set the rules and suggested he was doing so because he was "frightened" he would lose.The BBC's Nick Robinson says it could mean an historic Supreme Court struggle between Westminster and Holyrood.Mr Salmond said the 2014 date would allow people to make a "considered" decision on the country's future within the UK.