Scotland vs England
It's interesting to see that the Scottish hatred of the English team gets some coverage in the foreign press. First the Canadian press:Pinned against the grill of a lorry rumbling north up the M1...
View ArticleAnyone but Scotland
According to Niall Fergusson Gordon Brown has pissed off to America so that he doesn't actually have to be seen celebrating England's victories. Good idea Gordon.London on a sunny June evening is an...
View ArticleAndy Murray Blog
Andy Murray has a blog. This is the guy who says that he wears a Paraguay top and states:"I'll be supporting whoever is playing against England. I am a typical Scot."Why not leave a comment on his blog...
View ArticleThey don't like it up em
The BBC, Scotsman, Herald and Daily Record carry reports on the distasteful and frankly disturbing comments left on Andy Murray's blog.Hopefully the individual who left a sickening comment about...
View ArticleNot at the World Cup - my part in its downfall
Back in 2002, before the last World Cup, I was living up in Scotland, working for a large Government research institute. The collaborative international nature of science ensured that there was a...
View ArticleAnti-English sentiment killing Scots
Des Browne, Secretary of State for Scotland, has claimed that anti-English sentiment is killing Scottish patients:DES Browne, the Scottish Secretary, intervened yesterday in the scandal over an...
View ArticleCharmed, I'm sure
The Edinburgh Dungeon is marking the 710th anniversary of the Battle of Falkirk by smashing up icons of Englishness: English visitors will only be allowed entry if they sign a scroll swearing...
View ArticleThe Left's Oppositional Attitude Towards England
If you want to understand the Left's antagonistic attitude towards England and English identity then I recommend that you listen to this talk by Charlie Kimber and the discussion which followed. They...
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