Scots have rejected independence from the United Kingdom, by a vote of 55.3 per cent to 44.7 per cent, in a referendum that was watched closely by the rest of Britain, its allies, investors and restive regions at home and abroad.
As I wrote yesterday Scotland will still be part of the United Kingdom, but here could still be negotiations and changes about Scotland's status within the union. British Finance Minister George Osborne had pledged to give the Scots more fiscal and budgetary autonomy and more control over welfare if they voted No.
So we will benefit from the vote, to the straightforward question: “Should Scotland be an independent country?”
There was a 97% turn out !!
So business as usual today, although there is a high percentage of absenteeism from work this morning as the celebrations went on well into the wee hours...
Bryan
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