LL-L "Scots" 2002.03.05 (01) [E]

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From: Colin Wilson <lcwilson at starmail.com>
Subject: LL-L "Scots" 2002.03.01 (06) [E]

At 10:24 02/03/02, Ian James Parsley wrote:

>>Certainly the severe polarization isn't there in Scotland. What I probably
>>mean is that, nonetheless, there is the *appearance* of Scottish
>Nationalism
>>within it all from, for example, the prominence of SNP politicians among
>>Scots-language groups. Whose fault this is is not really the point, once
>the
>>perception is there it is difficult to shake off.

I think that IJP and I are saying very similar things, albeit with a
difference of emphasis.

However, there's one point that I should make again, in case I haven't
made it adequately already. It's true that SNP voters are much more in
evidence among Scots-language groups, although (with exceptions) actual
SNP *politicians* don't really pay too much attention to this particular
language issue.

However - and this is the point I want to emphasise - I don't believe
that this predominance prevents the movement from being inclusive of
those who aren't themselves of that persuasion. That's because, in
the end, it *is* just a persuasion, rather than a matter of
ethnic/religious/cultural identity as seems to be the case in Ireland.

Regards to all,

Colin Wilson.

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