tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959058359335043842.post4378515683952937914..comments2023-09-20T04:25:27.897-04:00Comments on Iain Roberts' Blog: Delusions of a Big NationIain Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05071209220322180991noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959058359335043842.post-80081974401998734782017-01-30T06:46:16.044-05:002017-01-30T06:46:16.044-05:00Yeah, I was generalising a bit. But when Scots go ...Yeah, I was generalising a bit. But when Scots go in for Big Nation chest-beating (eg. Liam Fox), they're doing it to express a British identity, not a Scottish one. Scottish nationalism has its own problems, but in general it steers clear of the Big Nation pathology.<br /><br />It's true a non-trivial number of Scots wanted to leave the EU. But 38% on a binary question in a referendum isIain Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071209220322180991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1959058359335043842.post-24109500436925423432017-01-28T05:38:04.207-05:002017-01-28T05:38:04.207-05:00I think there's something in this, but I'm...I think there's something in this, but I'm not sure it's unique to that part of the UK that is England. (I know I can get very stuck-recordish on the subject of the differences between England and Scotland being over-played - but it's worth remembering that nearly 4 in 10 voters in Scotland voted to leave the EU, and just over 5 in 10 in England did so. <br /><br />My insomniac Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958265670311209584noreply@blogger.com