In the panic engendered by opinion polls that showed the referendum on Scottish independence would be a close-run thing, politicians of all the main UK parties made a “vow” to give Scotland greater autonomy if self-rule was rejected. When the September 18 vote went against secession, the task of delivering this promise of more devolution was delegated to the businessman Lord Smith of Kelvin, with a deadline to report by the end of this month.
苏格兰独立公投前夕，民调显示统独双方势均力敌，引发恐慌，英国所有主要政党的政治人士都承诺，如果公投结果不支持独立，他们将赋予苏格兰更大自治权。9月18日的公投取得反对独立的结果后，研究如何履行下放更多权力的承诺的任务落在了商界人士史密斯勋爵(Lord Smith of Kelvin)身上，他最晚将在本月底提交一份报告。
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