Assoc for Scottish Literature
John DalMy wife's been talking to a Norwegian lady who's been staying with friends in Edinburgh and was surprised at the anti-English feeling there. Not a surprise to me, it's been around since the indyref. The nasty side of Scottish Nationalism, no better than Reform are down here. And for the record, I support Scottish Independence. #Politics #ScottishNationalism #ScottishIndependance #SNP
“It appears that this man writes rather good revolutionary poetry […]. He is a rabid Scottish Nationalist, but is in close touch with the [Communist] Party”
—1931 British Security Service report
read “Hugh MacDiarmid & the British State”, by Scott Lyall
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https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2015/06/hugh-macdiarmid-and-the-british-state/
#Scottish #literature #poetry #Scots #Scotslanguage #modernism #20thcentury #politics #Communism #ScottishNationalism #MacDiarmid
Alex Gallagher