tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5078331897510807942.post1566176647440552734..comments2023-12-28T01:11:49.188-08:00Comments on Cum Lazaro: More thoughts on what Scottish conservatives can learn from the US...Lazarushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09716412032074416331noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5078331897510807942.post-942963484047895782015-11-14T07:50:01.551-08:002015-11-14T07:50:01.551-08:00No need to apologise, Lazarus: this is your blog a...No need to apologise, Lazarus: this is your blog and you can do what you like with it. That said, I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to things that catch my eye in some particular way!Kennethhttp://www.wordonfire.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5078331897510807942.post-20744777556972605232015-11-13T03:52:28.279-08:002015-11-13T03:52:28.279-08:00Thank you, Kenneth, and apologies for not approvin...Thank you, Kenneth, and apologies for not approving it before now! (No excuse -just carelessness in checking the blog!!)Lazarushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716412032074416331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5078331897510807942.post-81843191997403110542015-11-07T16:23:21.356-08:002015-11-07T16:23:21.356-08:00This is a fascinating post, Lazarus, and one well ...This is a fascinating post, Lazarus, and one well worth pondering over. <br /><br />I agree that the politicisation of so many different aspects of Scottish life is troubling. Healthy conservatism recognises that vital and essential parts of our lives are not to be colonised by the political, and these properly autonomous spaces need to be respected.<br /><br />It is so true that the real task for 'conservatives' in contemporary Scotland is to defend the permanent things, not to maintain the Union at all costs (which is the sort of ideological thinking which conservatives ought to be able to resist). As you acknowledge, whether we remain part of the UK is not in fact the most important question facing us.Kennethhttp://www.wordonfire.org/noreply@blogger.com