A little less than half of Scotland is disappointed this morning, though for economic reasons, even some of the 45 per cent who voted Yes, may be breathing a sigh of relief. The warnings of financial doom if Scotland went its own way were intimidating.
Scotland already enjoys a significant degree of autonomy, and Britain's prime minister, David Cameron, has promised more. Besides, separation would have been a plunge into a dangerous unknown. But this will not be the end of the dream of independence
Scotland may not have followed in Sir William Wallace's footsteps to free itself from its English bonds, but that hasn't stopped nearly a quarter of Americans from a little bravehearted hope of their states seceding from the US.
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND — The decisive rejection of Scotland's independence referendum set off an instant scramble Friday to fundamentally reorganize constitutional power in the United Kingdom, with Prime Minister David Cameron citing a chance “to
Outside Holyrood on the drizzly morning when Scotland decided not to leave the Union, there is more relief than joy. “Yes peaked too soon,” some say. “The old and the rich came out,” say the radicals. “This was the settled will of the people,” says the