There's a certain; "It's that kind of attitude that lost us India," feel from this piece.
Interestingly every single example he gives is English, Glastonbury, girl bands and an event that took place at Wembley.
The tone deafness is almost embarrassing.
There are arguments for and against Scottish independence of course.
But it can't be easy being a unionist when people like Mr Rifkind express their ignorance in a national newspaper column like this.
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Says that Assange's experience in the Equadorian embassy was not one he would want to repeat, also says Mexican president was misquoted on asylum offer
Fitzgerald his client is aware: "He is safest and best in this country, with the protection of the rule of law and the cloak of this courts judgement." #Assange
The Julian #Assange bail hearing set to start at 10am at Westminster magistrates court
Due to the London lockdown I'm not at the court, but will be accessing the secure video link to the hearing and tweeting updates from that. #Assange
We may also get an update from US government counsel if they are planning to appeal Monday's decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny their request to extradite Mr Assange to the United States