The future of the United Kingdom is endangered as much by unionists as it is by nationalists because of a misconception of the 314-year-old Union itself, according to a new book* by this author. It explores the complex history of union in these islands and the many varieties of unionism and the meanings given to the union. There is, it argues, not just one union or one … [Read more...] about Fractured Union
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Flying the unionist flag
It has become a commonplace that, after the 2014 independence referendum, the nationalists lost but behaved like winners while the unionists won but behaved like losers. Certainly, unionism’s traditional self-confidence in its capacity for the political management of Scotland was badly shaken. Some critics said ‘we told you so’, that devolution would inevitably eclipse the … [Read more...] about Flying the unionist flag