Sorry folks, this is a long one! OK, it seems that the CoSG Forum is back, don’t know what happened there! Here is another topic, complete with my comments after each post of the thread:-
Helping the English in Scotland.
Not sure if this has been addressed yet.
You get politicians and activists who dedicate their lives to representing the interests of their own people or group in a particular country such as Galloway represents the Muslims for instance in Parliament,
The Scottish Parliament is elected on proportional representation not first past the post making defensive representation easier.
Is there any reason why someone representing the interests of the English people, a beleaguered and often violently suppressed minority, should not be elected on that ticket.
While the English are afraid to speak out for fear of violence they can quietly put an X in the box of someone who will fight their corner.
Well I know a few English people up here and they don’t feel themselves as a “violently suppressed minority”, in fact they feel quite welcome here, as do I, but then being Cornish I suppose that could be put down to the Celtic brotherhood at work. I don’t actually see how the English can see themselves as a “violently suppressed minority” when in fact they make up the majority of the population!
Well what might spark it off is a thread which exposes anti-Englishness in Scotland where people can write their experiences which we can forward to politicians and the press.
In fact this would be a good thread in Campaigns. We could write to the Scotsman saying it exists and that English people in Scotland should write in.
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There is only one
English region
She is called
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Again I am not aware of “anti-Englishness” in Scotland, usually any problems that the English encounter up here is of their own making, by bringing their preconceived stereotypes of the Scots as drunken thugs across the border with them…
Funny how we take for granted and tolerate groups such as ‘London Irish’ or ‘London Scottish’. Can you imagine equivalent groups such as ‘Edinburgh English or ‘Glasgow English’ in Scotland? I can’t! I simply do not believe that they would be tolerated. Any building accommodating such overtly English groups would have its windows put in and be subject to other kinds of damage.There would be difficulty in arranging insurance cover.
I guess that it’s because the English tolerate this refusal of the Scots to integrate and their insistence upon remaining distinct from the English in England that, even though they do not reciprocate in Scotland, they feel free in government to insist that we English also tolerate the differences immigrants bring to England, and their remaining as distinct and unintegrated as Scots!
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Seeking true democracy for England & the
English.
I reiterate that most of the English in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Scotland generally; they are not tolerated, they are welcomed. Again those who have trouble probably attract it with covertly racist remarks about the Scots. The Scots do not refuse to “integrate”, however, can one blame them for wanting to distance themselves from the worst excesses of the daily tabloid mentality that is being shown here?
Lance Dragon wrote:
“Well what might spark it off is a thread which exposes anti-Englishness in Scotland where people can write their experiences which we can forward to politicians and the press.”In fact this would be a good thread in Campaigns. We could write to the Scotsman saying it exists and that English people in Scotland should write in.
Anti-English sentiment in Scotland eh? ive got two lagre scars on my hand due to 6 knobhead scots and one getting to eager with a mad dog 20/20 bottle, luckily my hand was covering my face otherwise the scars would have been elsewhere. I have many more examples. perhaps a thread on the matter may not be a bad idea.
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Unsheath your swords all Englishmen,
Great winds of change are blowing,
King Alfred strides his land again,
And Drake’s loud drum is rolling.
I notice that it didn’t take long for the abusive remarks (6 knobhead scots) to begin, what can I say, except I wonder what he said to provoke such a violent reaction.
KnightofStGeorge wrote:
Lance Dragon wrote:
“Well what might spark it off is a thread which exposes anti-Englishness in Scotland where people can write their experiences which we can forward to politicians and the press”.“In fact this would be a good thread in Campaigns. We could write to the Scotsman saying it exists and that English people in Scotland should write in.”
Anti-English sentiment in Scotland eh? ive got two lagre scars on my hand due to 6 knobhead scots and one getting to eager with a mad dog 20/20 bottle, luckily my hand was covering my face otherwise the scars would have been elsewhere. I have many more examples. perhaps a thread on the matter may not be a bad idea.
Whilst in the Army the scots regiments were known as “POISON DWARFS”
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Love of own Country and own Folk is not a
crime! (England Awake, we have a job to do)
Well, I think this speaks for itself…
The Scots regiments are very selective of whom they let in Englishfolk are generally encouraged not to join and ones who do hear about it, you would think they were not apart of the British army or so the adverts tell me anyway the line at end “Scottish Infantry - forward as one”
Sooner we separate the better then the dwarves can direct their poison elsewhere
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Unsheath your swords all Englishmen,
Great winds of change are blowing,
King Alfred strides his land again,
And Drake’s loud drum is rolling.
Seems to me that the only ones directing poison here are the English…
In the largest numbers are recruited in the North of England, would you believe!
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Seeking true democracy for England & the English.
Surprising, I would have thought it to be the South East…
you got to laugh…..you guys are upset about anti-englishness in scotland when this site lives and breathes anti-scottishness!!! Unbelievable. And again confirms my view that this hypocritical site serves only to undermine the worthy cause of English Independence. With your attitudes, you ain’t going to get very far.
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When that last colony Scotland has the courage to break free from English control, both Scotland and England will be truly independent.
At last a lonely voice in the wilderness…
Watch out! Watch out! there’s a troll about!
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true democracy for England & the English.
They really don’t like the argument brought to them, especially when it is the truth!
The anti scottishness seen on this site, is in response to the anti Englishness
brought about in the flesh for English people living in Scotland.Now I
know you did crap after pop idol, but that’s not our fault, and you probably got
the Scottish vote that made you win it anyway.
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This is
England
The first bit of this is absolute and utter rubbish, I am not going to repeat myself. The second bit, well I am at a loss to know what this person is ranting about…
The English antagonism toward Scotland is a recent phenomenon.
English hate is a deep rooted, genetic and an institutionally reinforced national
requirement in Scotland.The recent English reciprocity is a reaction; it is a revelation.
The Jocks don’t like it but sadly for them they will have to deal with it.
Any Jocks looking in can get a cure for them there chips etc here:
This is just so ridiculously racist that it merits only the briefest comment…
so english jac and tommy england admit they and the english are anti-scottish and racists.
Proves my point. This is a racist website full of hate towards scots (and other nations who are not english).
You have just confirmed it. Thank you.
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When that last colony Scotland has the courage to break free from English control, both Scotland and England will be truly independent.
The lonely voice again…
Michelle wrote:
so english jac and tommy england admit they and the english are anti-scottish and racists.Proves my point. This is a racist website full of hate towards scots (and other nations who are not english).
You have just confirmed it. Thank you.
Monthly rant?
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Love of own Country and own Folk is not a crime! (England Awake, we have a
job to do)
The lonely voice is that of a woman, so it must be wrong, she can’t possibly know what she is talking about. “Monthly rant?” is just so sexist that it beggars belief!
we are not racist, we hate every country that skives the hell out of england, now go do a jig on the edge of a cliff, or throw a log or somthing
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This is England
Methinks that this person doth protest too much; if you have to say “we are not racist” that would indicate that there is some racism in there somewhere. If you are not racist it is evident without having to tell the world that you are not racist!
Michelle wrote:
so english jac and tommy england admit they and the english are anti-scottish and racists.Proves my point. This is a racist website full of hate towards scots (and other nations who are not english).
You have just confirmed it. Thank you.
This site is NOT racist. Admittedly, there are some racist types who post on here from time to time, but it’s unfair to label all of us in the same way. As for anti-Scottish, most fair minded people here are anti-Scottish politicians rather than anti-Scottish people. I don’t have an axe to grind against the Scots, only your politicians like Blair, Brown, Falconer, Darling, Reid etc.
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Home Rule For
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“I don’t have an axe to grind against the Scots, only your politicians like Blair, Brown, Falconer, Darling, Reid etc.” But the English elected them; and they can’t deny it, they are by far the majority of the population! Sorry guv it wasn’t me, I’m only holding the gun I didn’t pull the trigger; don’t make me laugh!
Why is it that while there are some Scottish people who abuse others us English people don’t accuse the Scottish of being all hooligans and anti English they are not. There is an undercurrent of Scots who are and it is the politicians who are stirring anti English sentiment up for their own ends.
There are however some Scots, among the anti English minority who jump at the chance to accuse English people, all English people of being anti Scottish, these are the ones we need to defend our fellow English men and women across the border from.
At the risk of repeating myself ad infinitum English people in Scotland do not need defending against anti-Englishness, this is a fallacy; those that need defending usually bring it on themselves and should learn to keep their big mouths shut!
Well I’m against any kind of hatred towards other nationalities!
I’m English….and so, so very proud of it. I don’t need to intimidate or belittle
anyone to make myself feel any prouder about England.However, most of my friends who are English refer to themselves as BRITISH! I have a few Scottish and Welsh friends, but they don’t make that same mistake as refering themselves as British!
The English people are asleep!! WE NEED TO AWAKEN THEM.
Scotland rules England!! This needs to change.
Anyway if English people feel intimidated by living in Scotland…. Then they should bloody move back to England where the grass is always greener!
I’m going to see the Kaiser Chiefs in Glasgow (mental note Tez - don’t wear the England shirt! )
Again this speaks for itself, the main argument I have with this is “Scotland rules England!!” which I think any thinking person would disagree with, but that is another far longer argument.
A friend of a friend (who knows nothing about football) went to the toilet, and a Scottish Patriotic (wearing a football shirt) said to him “huh good luck in the world cup!” The friend replied “You too!”
I think he was close to getting his head kicked in! hehe
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Be England what she
will,
With all her faults she is my country still.
I rest my case, preconceived stereotype of the drunken Scottish thug! Personally I can’t see anything funny here…
Tez8 wrote:
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mental note Tez - don’t wear the England shirt!Indeed, but THEY do not shrink from wearing any Scottish regalia in England, which just sums up the difference between the two nations.
Do remember though, that this thread is about helping the English in Scotland ie
the English who are not just visiting whether to see the KCs or anyone else!
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Seeking true democracy for England & the English.
Indeed they do not shrink from “wearing any Scottish regalia” in Scotland either. I just don’t see what this person is getting at with such pointless remarks.
Take the Cross of St George off the back of the car too. Unless you like randomly modified bodywork, of course.
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If you want to realise your dream,—-Wake up!
More English preconceptions, and complete bollocks to boot!
We would be better with some sort of campaign protecting the English in Ireland and Wales too! It’s not just limited to Scotland, or even the British Isles for that matter!
They would be better if they stopped whingeing about being a “violently suppressed minority” and tried sorting the problem they want solving in a rational and achievable manner. Their aims as they are at present are unachievable, however, fighting for more devolved powers to local authorities would be a much more achievable goal. My advice is, stop blaming everyone else and get on and fight your battles with government; dragging all of these internally racist side issues into the argument is going to get you absolutely nowhere, that is except being marginalised as a bunch of loonies who no one listens to!
April 26, 2006 at 2:39 pm
Lesley Riddoch (herself born in England) , recently did a radio four programme about “Scotland’s largest minority ,the English “. Rather than the racism and abuse of the Cross of St George members imagination, she found people extremely well integrated and at home in Scotland. There was some general ribbing around the time of World Cups etc, but nothing really malicious. Most of them spoke of having a really good quality of life and being happy with their decision. So, once again, the COSG in the weird fantasy-land in which they live miss the mark .Aberdeen University has devoted loads of research time into looking at the experience of the English in Scotland so it has been well explored. According to their research, (and to confound the minority of antagonistic Scots), the incomers are by and large working-class /lower-middle class Northerners, rather than wealthy Southerners who move for employment reasons. Your experience does count Numptie, in that to most Scots before they get to know you, will assume you’re West Country English.
I’m sure if you go looking for trouble and acting like an idiot you’ll get a suitable response. Always had a good welcome in Scotland, which contrasts with an experience I had in a pub on the south-coast, when I was attacked by a drunken idiot for being a “Northern ****”, after I politely asked if I could pass him on the way to the bar. I’m often reminded of him when I read some of the COSG stuff you post on here.
April 26, 2006 at 2:48 pm
Sorry it was such a long post, it was the only way I could do this justice. Thanks for reiterating evrything I am trying to get across here Martyn. I have been made to feel extremely welcome here in Edinburgh as are most people who come over the border from down south; it’s just the few idiots who go out of their way to antagonise that get into trouble, and I am afraid to say it’s their own fault and I for one would do nothing to help them…
April 26, 2006 at 3:08 pm
Apologies for my long-winded comment ! Not sure why the COSG people wind me up so much. I think it’s the audacity that they have in claiming to speak for the English. As someone who is comfortably English as well as British, (as well as Yorkshire, Northern and European ) I find their narrow definition of what it means to be English extremely unappealing.
April 26, 2006 at 3:15 pm
No need to apologise Martyn, it is pretty much the same things that get under my skin re the CoSG, but more than anything it is their “We’re right you’re wrong” attitude that gets right up my nose.
Their definition of what it is to be English is so far out of step with all of the English people I know as to be quite laughable; it also seems that their definition involves the right to slag off everyone who isn’t English, then cry foul when people react to it.
April 26, 2006 at 6:06 pm
They make me feel very un-imaginative in my choice of blog username
April 26, 2006 at 6:46 pm
You have a very good username Cliff, it is open to the good old double entendre… unlike theirs, I have been trying to fit something appropriate to CoSG for a while now…
April 3, 2007 at 12:32 pm
I have two family members who live and work in England, and every single day they are subject to anti-Scottish remarks. When i travel down to visit them, i am also subject to these constant comments about being Scottish.
I hate England and i believe England has caused alot of damage in Scotland for which it has never repayed us for. Englishmen are weak and thats why they suck up to and copy everything America does. But the funny thing is, Americans dislike the English as much as Scotland and Ireland do. If you try to tell an Englishman that Americans dont like them, he will simply not be able to believe it. I think England is a land without culture and identity, which is why they envy and even hate Scottish culture and identity.
I just pray the Scottish people vote for independence so we can see England suffer they way it deserves. To hell with England, the people are horrible, the landscape is flat and bland, and they have a history of pissing off other countries and getting their asses kicked for it. Scotland kicked their ass, Ireland kicked their ass and America kicked their ass.
April 25, 2007 at 2:19 pm
if you hate england so much why do you use our language so much?
i suggest you bog of and find your own ;-P
I have approved your comment this time english guy, but the next insult will get deleted…
April 25, 2007 at 2:39 pm
Scotsman SNP what u just said has got no back up. when did the scottish kicked our arse? you never did if u research your history england invaded scotland after the jacobite invasion (which was a failure as u retreated) and england slaughtered the jacobite army. America? that has no culture it is a country formed by rebels, it has no history, what ever culture it is based upon english culture. England has an idenity, world greatest empire, a major power in the world where Scotland isn’t even counted as a minor threat, that got to count for something. If Scotland claims indepence im sorry to say but you’re country will go down the drain because it’s england who foots a £8million bill for Scotland. I don’t like when people critise my country after all it’s done for you.
April 25, 2007 at 6:53 pm
Picking up on one point you make Benjamin, I think that you will find that two thirds of the people who ran your “world greatest empire” were Scots; and that is a conservative estimate so don’t criticise my adopted country after all it has done for you…
April 25, 2007 at 7:13 pm
yer beacause the scots were drafted into the army cause of bein criminals says much about the scottish…
but scotland would be in trouble if england didn’t foot the bill of £8billion a year (made an a mistake on me last comment it was pose to b 8billion not 8million)
April 25, 2007 at 7:14 pm
im sorry if i caused any offence but it was directed towards Scotsman SNP
April 29, 2007 at 1:12 pm
It’s OK english guy, just a gentle warning there; I would mention that I do have a comments policy that I adhere to strictly…
May 15, 2007 at 9:34 am
English Guy Said
“if you hate england so much why do you use our language so much?
i suggest you bog of and find your own ;-P”
I think you will find that the english language is a language developed from the result of lower Britain being taken over by so many other people. From the latin romans, germanic saxons and jutes, the danes, the normans, the scots, the irish. The english language is a mongrel language created from years of take-over. The Scots are as much the creators of the english language as the normans, germans, danes and romans so we will use it if we damn well wish.
As for the other comment from someone else saying that the scots never kicked the english arses, 1) after Robert the bruce england were beaten, the union of england and scotland was a peaceful act, no war involved. And 2) the jacobite rebellion was a catholic protestant war, it had very little to do with scotland versus england, as there were protestant scottish soldiers fighting against the catholic highland clans, it was more of a civil war that a scots-english war.
So get your facts straight.
June 27, 2007 at 2:27 pm
ok ok i’ll admitt, i’ve buggered up what i said, but what englishman wouldn’t stick up for his country when someone is attacking it, like Scotman SNP. I don’t no why some scots and englishman hate each other. Jesus england, Scotland and wales have co-existed in peace for many years why spoil it now!!!
We shouldn’t fight, Scotland has it own laws, can pretty much pass their own laws, Scotland basically govern themselves, but england doesn’t have it own perliament, the parliament in London is the Britsh parliament.
I know what I’m about to say is going to sound extreme, but there will be a massive war, im not on about the cold war wit russia and america that is going on now, i mean the west vs the middle east, how much tension has being bulit up over the years, most of you might not agree but its my view and i got friends and people who agree with that view.
June 27, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Ben, you didn’t bugger up, you just voiced an opinion, in essence I totally agree with you the English do need a form of parliament other than the “British” Parliament; however it has to be properly thought through and take the regions of England properly into account. I totally agree that England, Wales and Scotland have co-existed without too many problems for centuries now, so why try and break it up, as the Labour Party seem to be wanting to do come hell or high water. Believe me it is not the Scots who want to break the Union it is the Labour politicians both in Westminster and in Holyrood.
With regard to your “massive war” theory, well I am not quite sure what to think of the problems of the Middle East; however one thing I will say is that we the “British” certainly have to take some of the blame for the situation between Israel and Palestine.
June 28, 2007 at 6:43 pm
Thanks BlondeBloke, i apoligise (sorry if my gammar or spelling is worng) if I’ve caused any offence to any scotsman, i like Scotland, I like Wale and I like Ireland but I love England so if someone attacks England I will lash out at them.
I don’t want the UK to split, I don’t know why scotland wants indepedence, it’s not like England supreeses the scottish people not let the Scottish people ahve their say, I don’t believe in any political parties, I hate the BNP, I live in a BNP area and they didn’t do shit to help.
Some believe I am english racist, someone that hates every country and only loves england, but I’m nothing like that, I enjoy other countries cultures, but only countries within europe, I’d admit i’m racist to people outside of europe, I know I shouldn’t be, but I am I’ve grown up in a racist area all my life which has rubbed off on me, but I still got a lot to learn in life I’m only 17. I’d like to hear what other people got to say so i could learn and understand more.
June 28, 2007 at 10:45 pm
“it also seems that their definition involves the right to slag off everyone who isn’t English, then cry foul when people react to it.”
A laughable comment from someone who slags off the English none stop then cries foul when people react to it.
June 29, 2007 at 7:02 pm
I know exactly what you mean Ben, as a Cornishman I feel exactly the same when people attcak Cornwall, maybe it is somethin in the Celtic blood. I think that most Scotsmen would agree with much of what you say and not take offence at all; however there are always the small minority in any society who will be ofensive and take offence very easily indeed, thank heavens they are few and far between in Scotland…
Believe me M8 as an old bugger of 56 I can tell you from experience life is just one long learning curve, and at least you have an open mind.
June 29, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Sarah: if you regularly read this blog whe at its most active (which it is becoming once more) you would know full well that I do not “slag off the English”; I actually will engage in reasonable debate with anyone, however most of those “English” people who leave comments here are not interested in reasonable debate but are more interested in spouting their racist, nationalistic bile. I respect the right of anyone to hold an opinion, and I expecvt people to respect my right to attack (or even delete) comments which do not meet the criteria set out in my Comments Policy.
What I am actually trying to do here is to open out the debate for an English Parliament, whislt pointing out that such an institution formed along the lines that most En glish Nationalist would like would be an absolute disaster and would not work at all.
July 2, 2007 at 10:29 am
It’s the Cornish nationalists that worry me more than the English, they seem to have taken up the blood and soil celtic nationalism that the Scots specialised in in the 70s and the Welsh in the 80s.
Whatever your views on the rights or wrongs of an English parliament you must at least give the English nationalists some credit - they’re not Settler Watch, The BNP or An Gof.
You don’t see English nationalists burning British, Scottish, Welsh or Cornish flags. Even the BNP (who aren’t really ‘English’ nationalists (they are white nationalists who happen to be English) don’t go in for that sort of thing.
The English accept that multiple identities are possible because the vast majority of them, even the most passionate Englishmen, tend to also feel British or have some strong regional identity, or perhaps some other ethnic identity like Indian. This is something that the Celtic nationalists don’t really understand, much less appreciate. England is much more tolerant and multicultural in this respect. So you have Cornishmen burning the English flag and threatening to burn down English homes and stating that you can’t be English and Cornish. If Englishmen burnt the Indian flag and said that you couldn’t be English and Indian then people would be up in arms about it. But because it is celtic racism directed at England it is seen as acceptable or not so much of a problem.
Respectfully I say that you as a Cornishman you should sort out your own backyard before pouring scorn on the English who seem to act with a great deal more dignity and probity than the Celts. I would count myself as English and I do not understand the animosity that this debate generates.
July 3, 2007 at 1:35 pm
I will come back to your points Gurdeep when I return home from a short trip…
July 4, 2007 at 12:11 pm
No response necessary really, it’s just my personal opinion.
England is more accepting of multiple identities than the Celtic nations. I’m not saying that the Celtic nations are more racist (that exists in England also) but celtic nationalism is more rooted in ethnicity. This leads to anti-Englishness more than hostility towards people of other skin colours because the Celts define themselves in opposition to Englishness, whereas the English tend to define themselves in opposition to foreign non-British nations or immigrants (although this is changing due to asymmetric devolution).
The tragedy for England is that the British government persists in a headlong drive towards Britishness when the indigenous English population are ‘retreating’ into Englishness because of devolution (and possibly also unintegrated immigrant populations that are hostile to English culture). This marginalises the non-indigenous non-hostile hyphenated population (like British-Asians) in England because we cannot subscribe to an English identity (like we would a Scottish identity in Scotland) because England does not exist outside the imaginations of the English. To be English is to be ethnically English because England lacks constitutional form and political expression.
All I am saying is that you should recognise that Celtic nationalism is not superior to English nationalism, Celtic nationalism is also driven by fear of the other (in your case the English), and much of the language deployed is more racist than that used by English nationalists (that is not a comment on you personally BTW). Fortunately devolution to Scotland and Wales has instilled a new confidence in those nations and much of the vile anti-English rhetoric of the 70s and 80s has disappeared, the same though cannot be said for Cornwall whose nationalists inexplicably rage against the English when really they should be raging against a British state that is top-heavy with Scotsmen. Now in England too we are seeing the rise of anti-Scottishness due to a completely unfair devolution settlement.
When all said and done the majority of English nationalists that I have come across seem to be asking for fairness. They want their nation to have the same constitutional safeguards and political representation as the Celtic nations. To flatly deny that perfectly reasonable claim is in itself racist. All nations, all peoples, have the right to self-determination, and England is no different just because it makes up the largest part of the United Kingdom.
December 16, 2007 at 7:07 am
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce
December 23, 2007 at 10:52 am
Bah - English, Scotish, Irish you’re all the same to us in the rest of the world :b
December 25, 2007 at 5:06 am
I’m a Scots nationalist. I like English people. In fact, I like people from all over the world. Unfortunately, every ethnic group has their neds and racisits. The dangerous ones are those who seem reasonable but all their arguments are designed to undermine the concept of ethnic identity (except their own) and the sovereignty of indigenous people..
If the Scots are such English haters why do I hear so many english voices on Scottish TV and radio? It seems to me that the Scottish voice has been under-represented in Scotland and has only recently been raised above a whisper. This is, I believe, the real grievance for many of the posters here - that Scots actually have the audacity to think of a future outside the UK.
Just because we want to be independent doesn’t mean we hate you - it just means we don’t want you running our country. Feel free, however, to run your own. Indeed, I won’t be offended if the you kick out the Scottish labour mafia.
I think many English and Scots share the same fears - the loss of their homeland to a multicultural corporate world where an Englishman in Essex has no more rights than an Englishman in Katmandu. But you know, being at home in your own land should be special. When you see your past, your history, your people, be relagated to a station that has no more relevance than the past, the history, or the people of Outer Mongolia (no offence) you know things have gone off course.
The UK is a song sung once too often and I sincerely hope that English folk will rediscover their identity and sovereignty very soon. When you do you will find you have friends in Scotland.
March 9, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I am English living in Scotland and i can confirm that a large amount do hate us. Scotland always beleives it has had a bad deal funny really when you consider how it was the Scots the English saved not the other way round.
I for one will be happy to leave Scotland so that when you do if ever gain full independance I can watch you all suffer in your world of self righteousness
March 11, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Living In Scotland: Sorry to say that I disagree with you, in my experience the Scots have been more than friendly, also those English people who have had problems have brought these on themselves with anti-Scottish attitudes. I am not accusing you of being anti-Scottish for one moment, simply pointing out what I have experienced in the three years that I have lived here. I find it amusing that you accuse the Scots of “self righteousness” when in my experience the English are far more self-righteous than the Scots, but that is just my opinion…
March 31, 2008 at 12:12 pm
[Sorry, didn't know where to post this. Comments were closed on your last post]
I would be interested on your thoughts on other issues if you don’t feel able to carry on this one. I don’t know what exactly, but I like your writing so…. I’m still reading !!