The insecure Scots have turned in on themselves – and against us

A once-proud nation has become a sad provincial backwater, and its people have lost their self-respect, says Christopher Booker.

Nationalists dislike any questioning of the gospel according to Alex Salmond Credit: Photo: Getty Images

Last September, when it seemed possible that the United Kingdom might be torn asunder, many people wondered why the Scots had become consumed with such bile towards the English...

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