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Now Cameron Has to Appease the English

After the Scottish vote, England wants to make its own laws

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By Carol Matlack

September 26, 2014 at 12:16 AM UTC

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This article is part of the September 29, 2014 issue of businessweek.

Now Cameron Has to Appease the English — Photograph by Dylan Martinez/Reuters

The United Kingdom endures after Scottish voters rejected independence. But the Sept. 18 referendum has unleashed forces that could reshape the 307-year-old union, nudging it toward a more decentralized, American-style democracy.