If we were able to reckon with our past and our present with a degree of honest, genuine self-reflection, and ask 'who are we?' as the world constantly changes around us, without constantly setting the bar at rejecting the worst impulses of right-wing populism, Scotland could be… pic.twitter.com/37cF9bMyZq

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In the National today, the above, and:

I see no mention of just who the author is but I think it’s this Lib Dem councillor:

I’m not for a minute disagreeing with all of the above but I will insist that Scotland after these last 19 years is well along the path to becoming a better nation and often leaving the RumpUK in its wake. The evidence is there is umpteen posts here.

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Try these, all at: https://talkingupscotlandtwo.com/?s=different

and:

Leaving aside Operation Branchform where they’re being told what to do, even our police are different ie better, just as, more widely, Scotland is

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