SNP MSP Sandra White, who represents Glasgow Kelvin, says the 'Yes' campaign was "absolutely inspiring".

"Glasgow in particular was awash with 'Yes' campaigners..it was fantastic to watch."

She says the "vow" made by the Conservatives, Labour and Lib Dems is "unravelling" and calls the 'No' campaign "the misinformation and fear campaign".

Finance Secretary John Swinney says the referendum debate was "full, open and engaged".

Mr Swinney says the campaign was a "credit to Scotland" and highlighted the level of voter registration, participation level, turnout levels and the contribution of the newly enfranchised 16 and 17 year olds.

The Finance Secretary confirms that he and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon have met with Lord Smith of Kelvin to "confirm the Scottish Government and SNP will participate fully in the process".

He added the peer is undertaking in "trying to secure agreement around additional responsibilities to come to Scotland".

The Scottish Parliament has returned to the debate on the outcome of the referendum, following First Minister Alex Salmond's statement yesterday.

SNP MP Pete Wishart has blogged about the result of the independence referendum and the future for his party.

He writes, external: "Scotland has spoken and rejected independence by a clear majority, but yet we don't feel defeated or diminished."

Journalist Euan McColm tweets, external: "Convinced the snp should seek a deputy from westminster/euro parl, leaving @JohnSwinney, external as @NicolaSturgeon, external's political deputy at holyrood.

Labour MSP Drew Smith has responded to Nicola Sturgeon's leadership speech this morning.

He said: "If Nicola Sturgeon wants to move forward after so long as Alex Salmond's deputy she needs to show that she has learned the lessons of the referendum which her old boss has found so difficult to heed. That must mean being prepared to accept that Scotland remaining within the United Kingdom is the settled will of the Scottish people.

"Nicola Sturgeon should reflect that in any new agenda she seeks to set out."

Gary McAlanon says: As an SNP Voter, I would say that there should not be another referendum for a while. Although, it is a democratic right to have it in your itinerary, because it still keeps Westminster government in line…Just look at the way they have pandered to the Scottish people over the last two years...

But please remember this everyone of Scotland: If Scotland was not contributing enough into the Westminster pot, do you think they would have wanted to keep us?

Join @BBCDouglasF now for a live Facebook Q&A as he answers your questions on the #indyref and its aftermath. facebook.com/bbcscotlandnews, external

J Maxton says: Why are you still using heading "Scotland Decides" when Scotland has decided and why are you using Referendum Live when referendum was LAST Thursday so no longer live.

Glenn Wildgoose asks: Can anyone tell me who actually paid for the Scottish referendum and what it cost?

Join the BBC's Business and Economy Editor Douglas Fraser for a Facebook Q&A on 'the aftermath of the #indyref'.

You can take part in the event at 15:00 on the BBC Scotland News page, external.

George Chappell says: The SNP will never let this go for as long as they are in power. We had a vote and it was 'No' but Ms Sturgeon says "opinion and demand" will dictate future decisions. It's what they want regardless of what the majority of the Scottish people wanted. The 'No' opinion doesn't count because it's not what the SNP want. Please SNP let it go and bring this great county back together.

Nicola Sturgeon says she will wear her "own shoes" if she becomes First Minister and SNP leader, but said she owed Alex Salmond an "immeasurable" personal debt.

You can watch footage of her speech announcing her candidacy here.

Will more devolution help Scotland's economy? A group of Scottish business leaders have signed a statement saying any new settlement should focus on economic growth.

David Watt, executive director of the Institute of Directors, told BBC Radio Scotland that during the referendum debate "the level of discussion on the economy was quite limited and very focused on individual benefit rather than the wider country's benefit.

"Bluntly, if we want to increase employment and decrease unemployment, we have to have a stronger economy."

Eric Ewing in Aberdeen wrote: So Nicola will add independence again to the SNP manifesto, should we be surprised, not at all, after all how can a 383,937 majority be wrong.

It is time the SNP faced facts, independence is not wanted by the majority in Scotland. It is time to stop dividing families and towns and villages and to promote togetherness.

Please end the bickering, to para phrase Mr Salmond " I have a government in Holyrood I did not vote for!" but I get on with it, and it is democracy - like it or loathe it.

Jim Sillars, the former deputy leader of the SNP, has written that the poor will "now pay the price" of the No vote in the independence referendum.

In an article for the Edinburgh Evening News, external, he says "the efforts of the Yes campaigners will prove not to have been in vain."

Mr Sillars previously warned "scaremongering" business leaders they faced a "day of reckoning" if Scotland had voted Yes.

The Sunday Herald, the only Scottish newspaper to support independence, has reported a doubling of its year-on-year sales, Press Gazette reports, external.

Writing on Twitter, external, the paper said it was "speechless and very grateful".

James Cook
Scotland Correspondent, BBC News

Today, launching her leadership bid, Ms Sturgeon made a point of reassuring voters that the final decision would be for them: Scotland would not be unilaterally declaring independence.

This is a necessary step to prevent people being scared off from voting for the SNP in parliamentary elections.

But the strategy now is likely to be this: if you can't bring the people to independence, then bring independence closer to the people.

Conservative MSP Annabel Goldie calls for Ms Sturgeon to "set a statesman-like course" if she becomes First Minister.

Former Labour health minister Susan Deacon says Ms Sturgeon has to acknowledge that no party can solve "huge issues" like poverty with a single piece of legislation, while ex-Labour MSP Pauline McNeill calls for "some transparency in the discussion around public spending".

Brian Anderson says: Scotland can settle the West Lothian Question itself should Miliband not exempt his Scottish MPs. If we only voted in SNP MPs ourselves the problem is solved. No Scottish Labour MPs to vote on English matters. Seems a logical solution.

Dr Kenny also says there is evidence to suggest women politicians advocate "women-friendly policies".

It is a "complex relationship", she says, but "there is a link".