Spot on. The Buñuelian analogy is so apt. And why the omertà practised by an establishment afraid of confronting the folly of an arrogant nation unable to get over its post-imperial delusions of grandeur and accept that it is a minnow in a sea of sharks?
Spot-on and so worrying. As a Scot - albeit resident over 20 years in EU (Spain, Sweden now France) - I only hope that Scotland breaks free of the Unionist shackles and has Independence soon. They hate Farage though, worryingly, Reform is gaining some support there!
Gaining much more than "some success", and potentially becoming the second largest party in the Holyrood parliament. Once a Reform government in Westminster might have welcomed the departure of social democrat Scotland from the UK but with increasing support there Reform may well now see Scotland as another European country willing to fall under the spell of nationalist populism.
Just as the Tories and Labour are now widely considered by many as the uniparty of England and Wales so after 14 years in power the SNP have become the Scottish establishment, and their tactic of blaming Westminister for all the problems of Scotland is now wearing thin.
Spot on. The Buñuelian analogy is so apt. And why the omertà practised by an establishment afraid of confronting the folly of an arrogant nation unable to get over its post-imperial delusions of grandeur and accept that it is a minnow in a sea of sharks?
"To elect Farage is the political equivalent of a cancer patient asking a doctor to give you more cancer." Brilliant analysis as always Matt. Thanks
Spot-on and so worrying. As a Scot - albeit resident over 20 years in EU (Spain, Sweden now France) - I only hope that Scotland breaks free of the Unionist shackles and has Independence soon. They hate Farage though, worryingly, Reform is gaining some support there!
Gaining much more than "some success", and potentially becoming the second largest party in the Holyrood parliament. Once a Reform government in Westminster might have welcomed the departure of social democrat Scotland from the UK but with increasing support there Reform may well now see Scotland as another European country willing to fall under the spell of nationalist populism.
Just as the Tories and Labour are now widely considered by many as the uniparty of England and Wales so after 14 years in power the SNP have become the Scottish establishment, and their tactic of blaming Westminister for all the problems of Scotland is now wearing thin.
Excellent, but depressing.
Is there anything we can do about it?
So true!