THE Flower Of Scotland remains in bloom. The stirring unofficial national anthem was belted out by thousands of members of the Tartan Army last night despite a battalion of Yes voters arguing the song should now be ditched because of Scotland’s failure to “rise” and “be the nation again”.
Peter A Bell's insight:
Eddi Reader has it wrong. “Flower of Scotland” is not a celebration of war. It was written as a lament for the fallen of Culloden and for the suffering that ensued as a result of this military defeat.
Given the lost opportunity of the referendum and the inevitable dire consequences for our nation, such a lament seems entirely appropriate.
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