Our Great Composite Monarch

I hate to say it, but what happened north of the Tweed yesterday was symbolically huge. Lord Tweedsmuir may be spinning in his grave, but I think Scot Tories have a bright future ahead of them if the unthinkable happens. The epic struggle will not be Unionists versus Independentists, but Nationalists versus Loyalists. I just can't see how Scotland will ever become a republic. It will never happen.

"WHEN Alex Salmond leant forward with a slight smile to shake hands with the Queen yesterday evening, it represented probably the most significant moment in the monarchy's relationship with government in Scotland for at least 300 years..."

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