From the capital of Edinburgh to the far-flung Shetland Islands, Scots embraced a historic moment — and the rest of the United Kingdom held its breath — after voters turned out in unprecedented numbers for an independence referendum that could end
All were the result of political miscalculation as much as shrewd leadership: The decision in 1989 by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, already unpopular after shutting down steel mills and coal mines, to roll out a regressive tax in Scotland before
Scotland has voted against independence. For a brief moment, a couple of days, Alex Salmond and the Scottish National Party convinced themselves and the world that maybe, just maybe, they had enough votes to create a
If the “yes” campaign seeking independence for Scotland secures a majority, it will herald the most dramatic constitutional change in Britain since the two countries united in 1707. The repercussions would be momentous, creating the world's newest
It was cloudy and cool in Scotland on Thursday as voters there decided whether their country should leave the United Kingdom. Some U.K. residents fear the economic and cultural fallout from a vote in favor of independence. While I don't profess to have