Cameron Faces Separatists In Disunited Kingdom

Standing outside 10 Downing Street the day after his unexpected election victory, Prime Minister David Cameron vowed to govern for "one nation, one United Kingdom." That will be easier said than done, as competing brands of nationalism threaten to pull the country apart.
Separatists have swept the board in Scotland, Wales wants greater autonomy and England saw spreading support for the insular U.K. Independence Party and its demand to leave the European Union.
Newspaper editorial pages on Saturday oozed anxiety about Britain's future, worrying that Cameron could be the last leader of a truly United Kingdom.
The Independent said the election "leaves the prospect of the U.K. still being in one piece at the next general election in 2020 in some doubt." The pro-Conservative Daily Telegraph agreed that "the biggest problem facing Mr. Cameron is the future of the Union," while the liberal Guardian said leaving the EU would be "a catastrophe for Britain economically, politically and socially."