And now the grim crown: Scotland is the only high-income country where mortality among young men is rising. In Scotland, despair is a death sentence, and the State calls it “inclusion.”The lived experience in working-class communities? Decolonise thisEducation in Scotland has become a sort of reverse alchemy where gold is transmuted into grievance. This, despite the fact the Conservatives have never governed Scotland under devolution. Because once you hit bottom and Scotland has punched through the floorboards, the only way left is up.

Source: The Times July 29, 2025 08:59 UTC