 | Andrew Robathan (Con Blaby): 'I know that the Scots resent the English: their attitude is almost racist. The Bill reflects the small-minded, petty, almost racist attitude of Scottish Nationalist supporters. If hon. Members do not think that their attitudes are small-minded they should go to Scotland. I find it mean and small-minded when people are served in pubs and are told, 'Here you are you Englishman.' Mrs. Laing, Con : It is much worse than that. Mr. Robathan : My Scottish colleague, my hon. Friend the Member for Epping Forest (Mrs. Laing), says that it is much worse than that. The English are extremely tolerant, as the Secretary of State said. They want to be friends with their Scottish brothers. I am British - English and Welsh by birth - and I believe that if the Bill is enacted unchanged English tolerance will diminish. English nationalism, as petty and mean as Scottish nationalism, will rise.' The Tory backlash against Scottish devolution. Hansard, 6 th May 1998. |  |
