Scotland's Push for Autonomy Is Far from Over

The population of Scotland voted against independence in a historic referendum that would have ended three centuries of political union with the United Kingdom. The "no" vote got roughly 55 percent of the vote, while the "yes" received around 45 percent. This ended weeks of speculation, as the gap between the "yes" and the "no" camps became smaller in recent days. It also prevented the challenge of broad uncertainty for the government in London that would have followed support for independence. Although the U.K. and Scottish governments had agreed on the referendum, there was no precise timeline on what would have happened in the event Scotland voted to become independent. Regardless of this result, Scotland will probably see its autonomy incrementally increased over the coming months and years.