Cameron, speaking at the Scottish Widows building in Edinburgh, also cautioned that a currency union with an independent Scotland would not work and that if Scots did vote for secession, Britain would not share the pound.
"I would be heartbroken if this family of nations ... was torn apart," Cameron said, adding that a vote on independence went far beyond dissatisfaction with the present Conservative government.
"I think people can feel it is a bit like a general election - that you make a decision and five years later you can make another decision if you are fed up with the effing Tories, give them a kick and then maybe we'll think again. This is totally different to a general election: This is a decision about not the next five years but a decision about the next century."
In a sign of new panic in the British ruling elite over the fate of the 307-year-old union, Cameron and opposition leader Ed Miliband scrapped their weekly question-and-answer session in parliament to speak at separate events in Scotland.
Cameron has until now been largely absent from the debate after conceding that his privileged background and center-right politics mean he is not the best person to win over Scots, who returned just one Conservative lawmaker out of 59 in 2010.
Given the unpopularity of the Conservatives in Scotland, Cameron's trip is fraught with danger: if Scots vote for independence, Cameron will be blamed just as Britain prepares for a national election planned for May 2015.
Cameron, Miliband and third party Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg - all English born - raced up to Scotland.
They spoke at rallies in major cities surrounded by supporters bearing "No" posters. But nationalist leader Alex Salmond said the visits were a sign of panic that would only help the secessionist "Yes" cause.
Sources: Reuters - globaltimes.cn
10/9/14
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- Scotland referendum: Cameron close to tears, says 'don't vote for separation' ...
Announcing that he would not resign if Scotland becomes independent and would stay on as PM in the event of a Yes vote to "make that independence happen", Cameron said, "If Scotland votes for separation that would have to be respected by the rest of the United Kingdom. And as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, I would have to make that happen."
He then added, "It would be a heartbreaking job to have to do, to break up this family of nations that has been such a success."
Cameron said, "I care far more about my country than I do about my party. I care hugely about this extraordinary country, this United Kingdom that we've built together."....................http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/uk/Scotland-referendum-Cameron-close-to-tears-says-dont-vote-for-separation/articleshow/42195207.cms?
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