MartytheMartian
Legendary Knight
Oh absolutely @Don the Don The Dagenham Girl Pipers were formed if I recall correctly for the children of all the Scots working at the car plant and there are an awful lot of people south of the border who carry Scots names and have Scottish heritage. I always find it a bit weird that a lot of my fellow Scots who have lived all or most of their lives in England and then feel they have a right to bleat about independence. Fact is that Scotland is much smaller and a lot of the land has been pretty much abandoned by those who used to make their living on it because it was far easier and more lucrative to go and get an 'education' and then head off to a good job in London, Liverpool, Manchester etc. and so unless you are retired and financially independent or do a 'tech' job that can be done from home online the Highlands and Islands aren't the best place to live. I have nothing whatsoever against English folks who can and do choose to live in the villages and towns of Scotland. They bring money and provide jobs and are generally good British people.