I was born in England, my father was a Scot and my mother English. I still have a huge number of relatives in Scotland mainly in Ayrshire and Dumfrieshire in the former mining areas. I try to holiday at some point in Scotland every year as I’m proud of my Scots/English family and history, had I had a vote, I would have been a ‘No’. However I thought that the UK government put forward a very late and lacklustre case to what was the possible start of the balkanisation of the UK.
One has only got to look at the world in general to note that at the cause of most conflicts (if it isn’t religion) are Nationalism, territorial disputes and tribalism and at the heart of these are often egotistical individuals with narrow horizons. Many of histories ‘problem leaders’ have been great orators. One major difference, is that this dichotomy has been resolved (in the short term) by democratic means and good manners by the overwhelming body of participants.
John
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