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David Stewart, S.J., who was the London correspondent for America from 2014 to 2020, files from his native Scotland, where he now lives and works.
Voter leaves polling station in Scotland
Signs Of the Times
David Stewart
Supporters of Scottish independence did not see the result they were hoping for, but it is fair to say that democracy won in a national referendum that included 85 percent of Scotland’s eligible voters. At 8:06 am on Friday morning, Sept. 19, “No” crossed the line. The result, 55 t
News
David Stewart
Supporters of Scottish independence did not see the result they were hoping for but it is fair to say that democracy won in a national referendum that included 85 percent of Scotland rsquo s eligible voters At eight minutes past six on Friday morning Sept 19 ldquo No rdquo crossed the line T
Scottish, British flags fly outside Scotland Office in London.
In All Things
David Stewart
With just two days until the vote, opinion polls on the referendum are too close to call.
Member of British Parliament addresses crowd to promote case for Scotland to remain part of the United Kingdom. (CNS photo/ Russell Cheyne, Reuters)
In All Things
David Stewart
Regardless of the results, nobody knows what Scotland's politics will look like on the 19th.
In All Things
David Stewart
These are astonishing days in Scotland and in the rest of the UK The mood is unprecedented febrile fevered frenzied We are seeing and hearing developments that nobody could have foreseen precisely because we have never been in this situation before The Scottish Independence Referendum is now
First Minister Alex Salmond speaks at the launch of A National Conversation August 14, 2007. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
In All Things
David Stewart
'Yes' campaign eschews confrontational approach of traditional politics.
SCOTLAND THE BRAVE? Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg appears on a television screen in a pub in Kilmarnock, Scotland.
David Stewart
On Sept. 18, an electorate of 4.1 million people living in Scotland will participate in a referendum on the question: Should Scotland be an independent country?Behind that concise and apparently simple question lies a complex array of political, economic, social and emotive issues, many of which are