In 1707 a shaky union was set up that made #Scotland a part of the #UnitedKingdom. #Scottish parliamentarians were bribed with vast sums of money and lucrative pension schemes to move their seats to #Westminster, #London. It was a sell out of the Scottish electorate that would later prompt its country’s best-loved poet, Robert Burns, to claim about Scottish politicians: We’re bought and sold for English gold Such a parcel of rogues in a nation. - John Goss #YesScotland #Britain #Imperialism #Colonialism #Election #KeirHardie #RobertBurns #UK #Empire #NationalHealthService #NHS #Trident Yes for Scotland. The Facts.
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 14:39:53 +0000
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