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Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot: The Great Mistake of Scottish Independence by John Lloyd
Forceful but flawed case against home rule for Scotland
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GIVEN the continued lack of political appetite for a well-informed, reasoned debate about Scottish independence, John Lloyd’s new book on the topic is welcome.
By no means a dispassionate summary of the arguments — it comes out solidly against independence — it does at least give space to some of the salient points usually drowned out amid the soundbites and banalities.
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