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Denzil_DC

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2. Gove in Parliament has recently taken to accusing the SNP of "sectarianism" for some reason.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2019, 07:58 AM

Oct 2019

Given that the Tories in Scotland have blatantly courted the hardline Unionist/Orange vote in recent elections, a number of their councillors and most vociferous opponents of the SNP and independence come from a sectarian background, and that Gove himself has been known to give a stirring rendition of "The Sash", it's another instance of accusing your adversary of what you're guilty of yourself.

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Brexit's legacy for England will be politics as sectarian as Northern Ireland's [View all] Soph0571 Oct 2019 OP

So utterly depressing that 2 of my 3 nations (the US and the UK) are taking the NI sectarian route Celerity Oct 2019 #1

Gove in Parliament has recently taken to accusing the SNP of "sectarianism" for some reason. Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #2

There is a LOT of tribal sectarian nonsense in UK politics at present T_i_B Oct 2019 #3

If the SNP are "not innocent on this front", Denzil_DC Oct 2019 #5

This is what nationalist "divide and rule" politics creates T_i_B Oct 2019 #4

Well, if "Irish peace" is to be no more than a dream, again, Soph, Ghost Dog Oct 2019 #6