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October1974

The Rise of the Scottish Nationalists

an opinion piece by Gerry Hassan

http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourk...ise_of_the_scottish_nationalists+
Stevie

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What motivates the party in its soul is not social democracy, but a sense of being Scotland's party. This can sometimes be articulated as an ‘I believe in Scotland' outlook, which has seen some of the party's opponents believe they are perceived by the Nationalists as ‘anti-Scottish'.

This infuriates Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem politicians who believe that the SNP see themselves as having exclusive ownership of ‘Scotland', thus putting them at a significant advantage.


Nicely encapsulated by the writer : the unbearably annoying itch the Brits just can't seem to scratch.
Alasdair

It really is a very goos article Smile
landg

a bit contrived and generally not very good.
ignores the fact that 60-70% stiill vote pro-union.
i would agree with how they say the snp has changed how the world looks at scotland.thatnks for that cooncilor mcaskill. he made us a joke.thanks again.
Fidget

Stevie wrote:
Quote:
What motivates the party in its soul is not social democracy, but a sense of being Scotland's party. This can sometimes be articulated as an ‘I believe in Scotland' outlook, which has seen some of the party's opponents believe they are perceived by the Nationalists as ‘anti-Scottish'.

This infuriates Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem politicians who believe that the SNP see themselves as having exclusive ownership of ‘Scotland', thus putting them at a significant advantage.


Nicely encapsulated by the writer : the unbearably annoying itch the Brits just can't seem to scratch.


Yes, very nicely encapsulated by the writer, yet far from stressing any unbearable "itch the brits can't seem to scratch" it perfectly demonstrates the "it's oors" backwater mentality instead.

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