Gordon Brown has laid out his vision for the future of Scotland this morning, saying he will ensure Westminster parties follow through on the promises made to the Scottish people in the run up to this week’s vote on independence.

Speaking this morning, Brown said the timetable for devolution remains on track and will not be abandoned by the leaders of the major parties in the UK.

Brown told a news conference in Dunfermline that he, along with the leaders of the three main parties, would sign a resolution on additional powers for the Scottish parliament. Brown said the Scotland Bill will be ready by January 25.

"The eyes of the world have been upon us and now I think the eyes of the world are on the leaders of the major parties of the UK," Brown said.

"These are men who have been promise makers and they will not be promise breakers. I will ensure that as a promise keeper that these promises that have been made will be upheld.

"We will lock in today the promises that have been made and why the timetable we set out will be delivered,” Brown said.

With a divisive campaign behind the Scottish people, there are worries about the longer term effects on the country, with scenes of disturbances between ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ voters emerging overnight. Six people were arrested in Glasgow as rival Unionist and Independence supporters clashed in the city centre.

Brown warned against the potential for a divide between the Scottish people, and urged Scots to abandon their ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ posters and instead look ahead to a united future.

“There is a time to fight, but there is a time to unite. And this is the time for Scotland to unite and see if it can find common purpose and move from the battleground to the common ground.

“After much which I think was distasteful...after what some might see, myself included, as recriminations, we are looking for unity against the odds,” Brown said.