Why Scottish women are coming round to independence
Nicola Sturgeon and Brexit are probably the main reasons
WITH THE possible exception of William Wallace, the best-known Scottish nationalist was, for a while, a woman. In 1967, Winifred Ewing, “a slight, blonde woman in a purple coat” in the words of one newspaper, became only the second Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate to be elected to Westminster. (The first, Robert McIntyre, only lasted three months.) When she arrived at Parliament, policemen escorted her through a crowd of supporters waving saltires. She soon became known as “Madame Ecosse”.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Madame Ecosse”
Britain March 27th 2021
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