Of the many outstanding questions regarding the ramifications of the British vote to leave the EU, one of the most important is the future of Scotland. Just two years ago, the Scots held a referendum over the question of their independence, and voted by a 55-45 percent margin to remain in the United Kingdom. The outcome was by no means assured. I lived in England in the year leading up to the vote, and the fears that Scotland would vote to leave were very real. The margin of victory for union was certainly not enough to put the question to bed in the event of a serious disagreement between Scotland and the Crown.
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