Scotland has voted decisively to remain part of the United Kingdom, as an army of “silent” No voters defeated an unprecedented challenge to the 307-year union. A relieved David Cameron declared Scottish independence was now off the table “for a generation”, possibly a lifetime.
The No campaign won a more comprehensive victory than the opinion polls had suggested, by a margin of 55.3 to 44.7 per cent . But the impact of the vote will trigger a major constitutional upheaval for the whole of the UK.
Alex Salmond’s dream of independence was defeated on the night, but the UK prime minister acknowledged that Scots had made clear they wanted to exercise more powers closer to home.
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