Scots' no vote still leaves UK in limbo

Edinburgh

SCOTLAND'S landmark decision to reject independence is not the end of British uncertainty. The 55:45 split, with almost all the votes counted early on Friday, leaves the UK intact. But the terms of the unionist victory introduce tensions which could yet lead to a national division.

UK investors and companies will be relieved by the result. Almost a tenth of the UK's population and its GDP will now stay put. The feared economic, financial and monetary disruptions of a split will not material…