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December 29, 2008

Should Labour engage with Scottish patriotism?

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Jim Murphy's account of Scottishness (Scotland's strength lies in Britain's unity, 28 December) makes compelling reading. The Scottish Secretary admits that "Labour's reticence about the symbols and emotion of patriotism enabled the SNP superficially to conflate patriotism and separatism".

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