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I write to emphasize the lunacy of the parties opposed to the Tories demonizing the Scots as an election strategy -- and the failure of the media to condemn Cameron for his divisive version of (in U.S. terms) "the Southern strategy." There is a long, and current, history of demonization of the Celtic people in the UK. Only weeks ago, three very fancy and wealthy Brits from the financial sector initiated separate diatribes in my presence about the defective nature of the Scots. When you point out and criticize this prejudice it does not, contrary to the reader's assertion, prove that you are prejudiced against Brits.
Remember, Cameron -- the nation's actual head of state -- believed that prejudice against the Scots was sufficiently widespread and strong in the south that a campaign strategy premised on the need to turn back the "threat" that the Scots would actually have a voice in helping to determine policy in the "union" was the optimal means for the Tories to take control of the Commons. Cameron proved correct. That says a great deal that is worrisome not simply about Cameron, but also too large a segment of his constituents. Economists should understand "revealed biases."
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