"From up here that is certainly feels like few down South appreciate our status - so please tell me how that can be changed? We have a strong sense of injustice!" I fully understand, I am unrepresented in parliament too, my MP having been parachuted into one of the safest tory seats in the country, and with the boundary changes it'll be unassailable. I don't blame the Scots for wanting to leave, especially after Brexit. I'd be in favour of the English regions being devolved too, as I believe that regional identity in England is stronger than national identity and Westminster and the South East England media are unappreciative of the differences in life outside the capital and the wealthier home counties. i like the idea of a 'Council of the Isles', but I fear too many of us are steeped in our myopic views of each nation on the island as being some kind of enemy. More the pity for them. But what really worries me about the rise of nationalism is the fact it divides the working people of our island, and this makes us weaker. The ordinary man and woman of Scotland, Wales and England are disillusioned with Westminster and the ever-diminishing sense of society that austerity has brought to the UK, which feels grim and unfriendly. This is why nationalist parties like the SNP and the Tories nationalist thrive at times like this; they need division to prosper. With the nightmare of Brexit about to take a huge dump on us all, our disunity and desire to give 'the man' a kicking has led to us becoming the slave of the US and at the mercy of corporate interests that wish to keep us divided. The Man is in charge now, more than ever and we let him "take back control". I don't two what the answer is.
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