The slogan of the anti-independence campaign was "No thanks doesn't mean no change". But Labour may face rather more change than it imagined. To convince voters in Scotland to back a No vote, more powers for the Scottish Parliament - over tax and welfare - were agreed, and a swift timetable for implementation hastily drawn up. But with Labour in opposition at Westminster, it may face calls to make concessions if even draft legislation is to be introduced to a truncated timetable. Some backbench Conservative MPs believe that in return for more powers for the Scottish Parliament, MPs from Scotland should have less power at Westminster - particularly over voting on matters that...
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