Covid has allowed the racism, nationalism & parochialism that lies at the heart of the independence movement to flourish. I am so sad that this beautiful country I moved to 40 years has been divided and its institutions such as schools, the NHS and universities reduced to a shadow of their former selves
As a Scot living in England, I have to agree. The reports from my family still in Scotland completely back up what you say, especially the desperate deterioration in educational achievement. 'Wee Nicola' as my aunt calls her is great on rhetoric, a wonderful speaker, but sadly stirs up the worst in many people with her constant blaming of Westminster. I feel it necessary to point out that we did not all vote for the bunch of clowns currently in power here, and talking as if we did is very irritating. Going back to the OP, my brother lives in a very remote village in Perth and they have been spending their weekends clearing up muck, litter and human faeces left by Glaswegians having a day trip, enjoying their country, just as NS said they should. Perhaps she could have asked them to take their rubbish home with them too.