The Prime Minister, David Cameron, had said at the time when the referendum for Scotland’s wish to separate from the UK was taking place that he will be heart broken if Scotland voted to break up the British family. In a passionate defence of the union, Mr Cameron had said that the fate of the country was more important to him than party politics. He is recently quoted as saying that the Queen "purred" when he told her about Scotland's rejection of independence. The prime minister was overheard by waiting camera crews when he was in conversation with ex-New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as stating that he had "never heard someone so happy" at the result.
Both are right in feeling this way. It could have been Scotland now. Next Wales and then Northern Ireland would also have wanted to follow in the wake. Even London would have wished to break away and become an independent state like the Vatican in Italy.
We have witnessed the division of India in 1947 and are aware of the after effects which the division has caused. Both countries are at loggerhead ever since. The vast amount of money spent on defence against each other could be put to better use to educate and feed the poor of both these south Asian countries. If Scotland had become independent, history could have repeated itself and a separate Scotland could have become a threat to England in years to come.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
