English move in
The English abroad are often accused of forming ghetto expat communities, for instance, in France and Spain. I have not noticed any such tendency in Scotland. That might be for the good reason that they feel comfortable as "honorary Scots", but my suspicion is that many more simply regard moving to Scotland as no different to moving to, say, Northumberland. No need to adjust, to conform, to fit in; no different history or culture to take an interest in.
Meanwhile, we Scots are treated to an unending series of entirely Anglo-centric historical and cultural broadcasts on TV and radio (in which Britain is simply England's new name from 1707).
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Hide AdBut this is not their problem, it's ours, and I would welcome a Unionist explanation of how a distinctively Scottish culture can survive in the long term in the face of the massive indifference of the increasingly numerous English, particularly in view of the repeated complaint of English domination of our cultural quangos.
Alan Oliver
Battock Road
Brightons, Falkirk