COMMONWEALTH GAMES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SCOTLAND’S FUTURE IN OR OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM
COMMONWEALTH GAMES AND THEIR IMPACT ON SCOTLAND’S FUTURE IN OR OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM
Author(s): Katarzyna OchmanSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Political Theory, Politics and society, Geopolitics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Scotland; Salmond; Cameron; Hoy; Murray; Commonwealth Games; independence; referendum
Summary/Abstract: It is more than probable that the Commonwealth Games in 2014will be used by the Scottish government as a tool in the battle for independence.For the Scottish National Party (SNP), sport events constitute another opportunity to underline Scottish autonomy. During the last Olympic Games,SNP ministers refused to use the name “Team GB” in their message to the Scottish athletes. Nurturing Scottish pride during the Games has already begun,with the official mascot—the Clyde Thistle, which is Scotland’s national flower and emblem. The mascot of the Commonwealth Games has never waved the patriotic flag as it does now.
Journal: International Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal (IS)
- Issue Year: 15/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 75-85
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English