BMJ  2007;334:210 (27 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.39104.442882.59

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A union to preserve

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The Scottish medical mafia are everywhere. Only warily do they include me, despite my mother having been born in Edinburgh and my having lived in Scotland since my early childhood. My English accent and my passport showing Saffron Walden as my place of birth mark me as an outsider. However, I know the important social codes. I can name Scotland's World Cup squad of 1978, I am word perfect with both Ally's Tartan Army and Flower of Scotland, I can dance at ceilidhs, recite Burns, enjoy a wee dram, and can sing the chorus of any country and western song you care to name.

At Burns nights around the world Scottish doctors will toast the baird, and with 300 years since the Act of Union there will be much talk of independence. Does it matter if Scotland goes it alone? Many people in England frankly don't care and are . . . [Full text of this article]

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