Rupert Murdoch's Sun sits on the fence in Scottish vote battle

By James Chessell
Updated September 18 2014 - 9:18am, first published 8:55am
The Sun King likes stirring the pot in British politics, but his mass-circulation tabloid has stayed on the sidelines in the battle over Scottish independence.
The Sun King likes stirring the pot in British politics, but his mass-circulation tabloid has stayed on the sidelines in the battle over Scottish independence.
The Sun King likes stirring the pot in British politics, but his mass-circulation tabloid has stayed on the sidelines in the battle over Scottish independence.
The Sun King likes stirring the pot in British politics, but his mass-circulation tabloid has stayed on the sidelines in the battle over Scottish independence.
The Sun King likes stirring the pot in British politics, but his mass-circulation tabloid has stayed on the sidelines in the battle over Scottish independence.
The Sun King likes stirring the pot in British politics, but his mass-circulation tabloid has stayed on the sidelines in the battle over Scottish independence.
The Sun King likes stirring the pot in British politics, but his mass-circulation tabloid has stayed on the sidelines in the battle over Scottish independence.
The Sun King likes stirring the pot in British politics, but his mass-circulation tabloid has stayed on the sidelines in the battle over Scottish independence.

In what must be the biggest letdown in an otherwise riveting battle for the future of Scotland, Rupert Murdoch's Sun newspaper has decided to sit on the fence.