Without the saltire – Scotland’s national flag – and its distinctive white cross and blue backing, there can be no union jack. Britain, in apparent permanent thrall to the little Englanders and incompetent careerists who constitute today’s Tory party, is unloved and alien. Scottish Labour needs to own events like these, alongside the Scottish BBC, the British Open at St Andrews and whatever symbol of union comes to hand, even Balmoral. Over my career, it has been a privilege to know the great generation of now dead Scottish Labour politicians – John Smith, Donald Dewar, Robin Cook. It is beyond Johnson and the Brexit Tory party.

Source: The Guardian September 06, 2020 07:41 UTC