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Scotland independence dream deferred after referendum defeat

Nairobi, Kenya: The recent Scottish independence referendum was defeated by a narrow margin and had a record-breaking 85% turn-out rate.

What is truly remarkable about the referendum is how close the United Kingdom came to disintegrating. This frightening prospect has shaken to the core the British governing elite in London. For they are aware that, had Scotland voted for independence, the political and socio-economic repercussions would have been of a seismic proportions.

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