Scotland's greatest historian explains exactly why the union is in peril
NEIL MACKAY’S BIG READ: ‘THE UNION HASN’T BEEN IN SUCH PERIL SINCE THE JACOBITE RISINGS’ … NATION’S GREATEST HISTORIAN ON WHERE SCOTLAND…
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NEIL MACKAY’S BIG READ: ‘THE UNION HASN’T BEEN IN SUCH PERIL SINCE THE JACOBITE RISINGS’ … NATION’S GREATEST HISTORIAN ON WHERE SCOTLAND…
AS we saw a fortnight ago, many of Glasgow’s people were vehemently opposed to the Union of 1707 and demonstrated passionately against it. Yet the parcel of rogues got their way and on May 1, 1707, Glaswegians and every other citizen of Scotland faced the reality of the new incarnation of the unitary state that became known as the United Kingdom. The following year, Glasgow joined with Dumbarton, Renfrew and Rutherglen to elect the city’s first Member of Parliament, representing the Clyde or Glasgow Burghs as the seat was known. Elect is probably the wrong word as the franchise ...