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THE KINGDOM REMAINS A KINGDOM! (Solon) Scotland Rejects Independence From United Kingdom By STEVEN ERLANGER and ALAN COWELLSEPT. 18, 2014 Inside Photo Ryan Randall fired up the bagpipes outside an Edinburgh polling place. Credit Paul Hackett/Reuters Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story [iframe class="ad-frame frame-for-article" frameborder="0" style="width: 300px; height: 250px;"][/iframe] Continue reading the main story Share This Page email facebook twitter save more Continue reading the main story [iframe class="ad-frame frame-for-article" frameborder="0" style="width: 96px; height: 60px;"][/iframe] Continue reading the main story EDINBURGH — Voters in Scotland rejected independence from Britain in a referendum that had threatened to break up the 307-year union between them, according to projections by the BBC and Sky News early Friday. Before dawn after a night of counting that showed a steady trend in favor of maintaining the union, Nicola Sturgeon, the deputy head of the pro-independence Scottish National Party, effectively conceded defeat for the “yes” campaign that had pressed for secession. “Like thousands of others across the country I’ve put my heart and soul into this campaign and there is a real sense of disappointment that we’ve fallen narrowly short of securing a yes vote,” Ms. Sturgeon told BBC television. With 26 of 32 voting districts reporting, there were 1,397,077 votes, or 54.2 percent, against independence, and 1,176,952, or 45.7 percent, in favor. Continue reading the main story Related Coverage Updates From Scotland’s Independence ReferendumSEPT. 18, 2014 On Road to Scotland’s Decision, Gambles and Fateful StepsSEPT. 18, 2014 At that point the tally seemed wider than opinion surveys had suggested but it gave pro-independence campaigners a strong platform to press for greater powers and autonomy for Scotland promised by British political leaders during the campaign. Continue reading the main story Slide Show Slide Show\|14 PhotosVoting in Scotland’s Independence Referendum Voting in Scotland’s Independence ReferendumCreditLynne Cameron/Press Association, via Associated Press The outcome was a deep disappointment to the vocal, enthusiastic pro-independence movement led by the Scottish first minister, Alex Salmond, who had seen an opportunity to turn a centuries-old nationalist dream into reality, and forced the three main British parties into panicked promises to grant substantial new power to the Scottish Parliament. Continue reading the main story Related in Opinion Op-Ed Contributor: Alan Cumming on Scotland’s Vote for IndependenceSEPT. 17, 2014 Op-Ed Contributor: Scots Must Vote NaeSEPT. 14, 2014 Evaluations: Scotland, Self-Interest and Self-GovernmentSEPT. 18, 2014 The decision spared Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain a shattering defeat that would have raised questions about his ability to continue in office and diminished his nation’s standing in the world. But while the result preserved a union molded in 1707, it left Mr. Cameron facing a backlash among some of his Conservative Party lawmakers. They were angered by the promises of greater Scottish autonomy that he and other party leaders made just days before the vote, when it appeared that the independence campaign might win. Some lawmakers called for similar autonomy for England itself, and even the creation of a separate English Parliament. The outcome headed off the huge economic, political and military imponderables that would have flowed from a vote for independence. But it also presaged a looser, more federal United Kingdom. And it was unlikely to deter Scottish nationalists from trying again. Continue reading the main story Recent Comments Errol Levine 5 hours ago Even though I've not closely followed this matter, I feel greatly relieved that Scotland will remain part of the United Kingdom. It is... Karen Cheung 6 hours ago What a relief. It's surely a wake up call though. Let's see how the UK is going to strengthen this 'togetherness'. Just talking about the UK... Menelaus 6 hours ago If after referendum Scotland succeeds in retaining public and private communication civilized enough, despite the disappointment of the... See All Comments The passion of the campaign also left Scots divided, and Mr. Salmond was expected to call later on Friday for reconciliation after a vibrant exercise in democracy that had episodes of harshness and even intimidation. President Obama had made little secret of his desire that the United Kingdom remain intact. Indeed, Britain had long prided itself on a so-called special relationship with the United States, and Britain’s allies had been concerned by, among other things, Mr. Salmond’s vow to evict Britain’s nuclear submarine bases from Scotland, threatening London’s role in Western defenses. Continue reading the main story Write A Comment As the vote approached, the margin between the two camps narrowed to a few percentage points, and at one point, the “yes” campaign seemed to have the momentum. That was enough to alarm Britain’s political leaders from the three main parties in the Westminster Parliament in London. In a rare show of unity, they promised to extend significant new powers of taxation to Scotland, while maintaining a formula for public spending that many English voters saw as favoring Scots with a higher per-capita contribution. Voters remained divided to the very end.