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Not since Bonnie Prince Charlie marched his army south from Edinburgh in 1745 have so many people in London looked so nervously at Scotland.

Then, the English responded by recalling troops from Europe and popularizing the national anthem, “God Save the King,” to rally support against the rebel pretender to the throne. This time, they’ve deployed politicians to assure the Scots that they’re loved and businessmen to warn of the dangers of voting for independence in next week’s referendum.

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U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband fanned out across Scotland to offer some warmth.

Cameron acknowledged his Conservative Party’s unpopularity in Scotland, where it holds only one of the 59 House of Commons seats. He warned the people of Scotland not to vote Yes simply because they’re “fed up with the ‘effing Tories’” and want to “give them a kick.”

“You’ve heard a lot of what I call arguments of the head, but it’s also important we make arguments of the heart,” Cameron told workers at Lloyds Banking Group Plc’s Scottish Widows unit in Edinburgh today. “I would be heartbroken if this family of nations was torn apart. Don’t for one second think the rest of the U.K. is indifferent. These islands are our home. It’s our country that we love. The rest of the U.K. is watching, listening, holding our breath.”