tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post8956018853399432316..comments2023-09-10T07:58:32.464-07:00Comments on Nelson's View: Peter Robinson: 'I speak as an Ulster-Scot'Nelson McCausland MLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post-26092873462186974552012-01-16T23:54:58.794-08:002012-01-16T23:54:58.794-08:00The bond between Ulster and Scotland, as indeed th...The bond between Ulster and Scotland, as indeed the bonds between all the constituent parts of the United Kingdom, are much stronger and closer and of course the physical separation across the 'narrow sea' is very different from that of the 'broad Atlantic'.<br><br>Historically the bonds were there even before the Union but the Union strengthened them and added another dimension.Nelson McCausland MLAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11458324593112960421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6348278268205456603.post-75790308849073201962012-01-16T12:24:11.283-08:002012-01-16T12:24:11.283-08:00You have no problem celebrating the historical, so...You have no problem celebrating the historical, social, cultural and spiritual bonds with your Scotch-Irish brethren in the (independent) United States. Why, you even celebrate the Scotch-Irish contribution to that very independence. Those bonds can continue equally well with an independent Scotland.Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18275343798425345080noreply@blogger.com