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I think we have to be careful by what we mean by anti-English though. There is no violent anger or blame being fostered on England by the vast majority of the population for any of Scotland's problems. Any gripe is more concerned with political policy.

You hear more anti-Scottish points from people like Boris Johnson and Jeremy Paxman than anything remotely anti-English in Scotland. It would be political suicide to blame England for anything.

The point I am trying to make is that for some Scots they do not like the Conservative Party because they are anti-English, but because they see the Tory party as Anti-Scottish. Thatcher experimenting on Scotland with the Poll tax was an example of that.

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I agree with you maybe I am not just putting it quite right but I agree the Scots as you say see The Conservative Party as anti Scottish.

The late night last night I think I am tending to assume people understand what I am saying rather than explaining it in full - sorry.

I think it would takes years if ever though to turn this around and make Scotland seats into possible gains.