"The British state was a Scottish invention "

[Duthill]

That the British state was a Scottish invention is the contention of a new member of this community .

What does the panel think ?

[Sgoinneil]

"The Spiritual Identity Of Britishness by Dr Tony Bradley, a reader in divinity at St Andrews University, will refuel the debate over national identity sparked by recent opinion polls favouring Scottish independence.

Bradley says leading Scots intellectuals played a major part in constructing the concept of Britishness both before and after the Act of Union in 1707, because being British was a means of advancement. As the concept developed, the Welsh contributed spirituality, the English tolerance and fairplay and Scots a moral fibre, muscular Christianity and sense of duty - qualities that underpinned the formation of the British Empire.

According to Bradley, a typical modern Briton is Gordon Brown, a son of the manse, the Scottish Chancellor of the Exchequer and possibly the next Prime Minister of the UK. "

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[tig]

id guess at its bollox...im not proclaiming to be an expert like some tho.

gordon brown is as typical a brit as my cat is a typical lion.

i wonder if GB will ever become pm too?

[Sgoinneil]

He made a great deal about "British jobs for British workers". Self defining North Britons have been involved in Westminster politics since the eighteenth century.

[tig]

so?


he also made a great deal of bailing out millionaires with tax payers money and nearly bankrupting the country...resulting in more unemployment

and being involved in something doesnt mean you invented it

[Sgoinneil]

Who said GB invented GB? He wasnt just involved in it, he maintained and benefitted from it (until he lost the election).

[tig]

DT That the British state was a Scottish invention is the contention of a new member of this community

SG Self defining North Britons have been involved in Westminster politics since the eighteenth century.

TIG being involved in something doesnt mean you invented it

SG Who said GB invented GB?

try n keep up eh

He wasnt just involved in it, he maintained and benefitted from it

hes no very good as a maintainance man then is he......only benefiting himself and his cronies