First Things RSS Feed - John Joseph Shanley https://www.firstthings.com/author/john-joseph-shanley en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:54:01 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/john-joseph-shanley 60 Inventing Scotland https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2008/11/inventing-scotland https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2008/11/inventing-scotland Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500 After losing his Glasgow-Govan parliamentary seat in the 1992 General Election, Scottish National Party politician Jim Sillars condemned Scotland as a country of “Ninety-Minute Patriots,” willing to support Scotland during a football match but unwilling to take the necessary steps to secure her political independence from the United Kingdom. While the Scottish National Party has subsequently enjoyed greater political success, Scots remain confused as to their own identity. From being leaders in manufacturing, education, and administration of the British Empire, Scotland has deteriorated into an economy overly reliant on service and financial industries.

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