Scotland: nationalists with kilts don’t reject Europe

The Scottish National Party, in support of immigrants and the European Union, vouch for a “Scotland State”, but most inhabitants disagree. At ease with dual nationality – British and Scottish – with better public healthcare service and welfare state that the English, the inhabitants of the region most to the north of Great Britain appear to have no intention of leaving Elisabeth’s kingdom. “Caber man”‘s yes-vote. He’s taller than a tree (almost two meters), as large as a javelin throw man, wearing the strictly traditional kilt. “Caber man” – as athletes tossing young tree trunks as a trial of strength in the “Scottish Highland games” are named – will vote in favour of separation from the UK in the referendum of September 18. The Scottish National Party, established to lead the Scottish people to independence from the Brits, counts on the vote of the young caber toss athletes. Still, while it is that very separation which they fought for in history, the majority of the Scottish population do not wish to cast a ‘no’ vote. According to the latest surveys, except for the undecided 49% are against independence, while 37% are in favour. “Even a part of the elite groups, the intellectual classes, support independence. But for the most part, those with a good job would have too much to loose by voting “yes” in the referendum”, said political analyst John Curtice, Professor at Strathclyde University. Happy about independence. By paradox, devolution – which guarantees Scotland a better parliament, health service and welfare system compared to those of the rest of the United Kingdom – is the worse enemy of the September referendum. “The Scottish people want a certain degree of independence, as is the case today, but they’re not sure that they also want their own army or a different currency”, Curtice pointed out. “British identity is consolidated and it coexists with Scottish identity, open to immigrants and tolerant with ethic minority groups”. Scottish nationalism is unrelated with the movements which all over Europe hate immigrants and want to be separated from the European Union (and London is no exception). It’s a pro-immigrant nationalism, in favour of Europe. “The Scottish National Party is an exception to the prevailing populist model of nationalism in Europe”, added Professor Curtice. On the side of the EU. The most widespread form of Scottish nationalism, where the pro-independence movement has the largest support is in the civic -not ethnic – multicultural realm, open to ethnic minority groups. Organizations like the European Union grant Scotland a degree of autonomy it would never achieve otherwise, thereby becoming a small State within a supranational organization like the same European Union. British and Scottish. Frank e Fiona Maguire, husband and wife, environment inspectors on behalf of the local authorities of Lanarkshire feel at the same time Scottish and British. They have two children, Eve e Orla, 7 and 4. They have no intention of risking their family’s economic security. “It’s not clear what would happen if Scotland achieved full independence”, they told SIR Europe. “We don’t know whether we would manage to survive economically as a nation state. We would risk losing our jobs. That’s why we will vote ‘no’ in the referendum”. “Racism exists, against the English”. The intention to cast a ‘yes’ vote was expressed by 40-year-old English biologist Ian Maynard, who has been living in Scotland since he was 12. “It’s time for the Scots to overcome their inferiority complex towards the English”, he said. “They should try to get along on their own”. Ian said that during his long permanence in Scotland je was the victim of “anti-English aggression” like when during a party he was threatened to be beaten up and was asked to live the city once his identity was revealed, although he had been in that home for hours and was perfectly at ease with the other guests. According to his Scottish wife, Anne McTaggart, general practitioner, “racism does exist against English citizens, but it’s the prerogative of an obtuse minority”.