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Originally Posted by Mad Max
What about the union flag being burned, any comment on that?
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Is that supposed to me in some way defend the ugly side of British nationalism? How pathetic!
I didn't vote no so that the neanderthal racists could drag the reputation of my city through the gutter after the fantastic PR we achieved during the Commonwealth Games.
I'll condemn any flag burning. I haven't noticed any reports of union flag burning from last night -so don't even know if that's a real image or it is from last night. I certainly wouldn't defend it, neither would I use at as a defence for the ugly side of British nationalism.
The images that I know to be real are from people I know and trust. One of them was an active NO campaigner. He was disgusted. As well as the usual anti-Irish rhetoric, there were chants of "no black in the Union Jack", and God save the Queen was accompanied by nazi salutes.
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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
The unfortunate reality is that this "pledge" or "vow" - which appeared first on the front page of a newspaper - was not based on any existing party policy but is a supposed committment of three individual political party leaders acting in concert.
From the Indy.
Scottish referendum results: Cross-party consensus collapses amid Tory-Labour spat on the 'English question'
"Some Conservative MPs, who want the Prime Minister to go further by setting up an English Parliament, threatened to vote against extra powers for the Scottish Parliament unless he beefs up his proposals for England." |
.... I suspect that my fears of a massive increase in Scottish nationalism are about to be realised.
