This emboldened Celtic alliance could spell the end of the UK | Simon Jenkins — Slowly then all at once

It’s something akin to a quiet earthquake: home nations jointly declaring their wish to be freed from English domination. A big move needs a big responseMonday must have been a historical first. Never before have three of the four “natio…

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