As some readers will be aware, I was born in the William Smellie Memorial Hospital in Lanark and lived in nearby Carluke until my family moved to Walkden when I was 8 - long enough to consider myself Scottish, English and British.
It’s no surprise, then, that I find the comments of Alex Salmond and the SNP about our Olympic team thoroughly depressing, and I’m delighted that Chris Hoy has poured cold water on the idea. What is far more telling is some of the rabid reactions to Hoy’s comments by SNP supports at the foot of the Scotsman article. It’s pretty grim stuff, and it’s clear that the grassroots SNP supporters are not interested in what is best for Scotland - only the chance to build their own little empire.
I’m sure a large number of Salford residents will turn out to welcome Hoy and his colleagues back to Greater Manchester at the Salford Nocturne on Saturday night.
David Ottewell’s blog is also worth checking out - he has made some sensible comments on the same issue.
Great comments, i am so glad I am not the only one who is proud to be British and Scottish.
British is not a bad word. Good on Hoy for promoting Unity within Great Britain.
The guy is a British Legend.