Neil Oliver debates whether there is a growing 'anti-English' problem in Scotland

[@ArturMorgan7491]

Scot here, it’s a real shame that any people from any part of our United Kingdom would have anti sentiments towards our fellow kin. We should all always remember, Scots, Irish, Welsh and English have fought side by side on many occasions for king and country, many of whom lost their lives, let us not forsake their sacrifices.

[@skathwoelya2935]

... and leaving the Cornish off your list is Kernophobic.

[@dsmith4658]

British now means nothing as it can be any 1 from any where - we must not let them hijack ENG SCOT IRS COR WEL - As you can only be born into any of them -

[@distantthunder12ck55]

@youtube is gay Thick troll.

[@modernchampionmusic81]

@youtube is gay interesting point of view..I feel the same about how the Scots suppressed the Irish spirit and made everyone conform to their monotonously left brain joyless way of life ..I guess its a cycle of life

[@macnadoodle]

As I’ve always said, I think the real trouble began with Braveheart, which is a purely propagandistic take on ‘the evil English’. I loved it the first time, hated it by the third.

[@TheMishka11]

You can see during the pandemic that Sturgeon will not do what Boris did, had to be different not because of science but because she doesnt want to do what the English are doing.

[@rumeunner3245]

Because they're contrary to everything.

[@jackthelad612]

The same goes for Drakeford in Wales.

[@embalmertrick1420]

Yes, also every single law has to be tartanised even if it says the same 🙄

[@jmorgan120]

You're believing your own bigoted propaganda. It's nothing to do with you being English. Although you'd love to think that. It's about being ruled by Westminster and the corrupt scum that crawl through their corridors.

[@modernchampionmusic81]

Science??😆😆

[@yvonnesanders4308]

You say anything back and you're deemed racist, that's where the issue is. A double standard

[@nakkadu]

Nonsense, you can say anything to white British people without fear of being called racist

[@dsmith4658]

@@nakkadu there is the real problem .. as a dog born in a stable can never be a horse !!

[@aishalotter9995]

@@nakkadu call an Englishman a “Sais” and he calls you all manner of names !!! Where all it means is that he’s English said in Cymraeg 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿!!! Peace out from the police state of north Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿!!!

[@nakkadu]

@@aishalotter9995 I am also from North Wales...English is Saesneg and I doubt any English person would be offended by that.

[@nakkadu]

@@aishalotter9995 but I agree it's a bit of a police state compared to rest of the UK

[@terrymorris1688]

There is an anti English problem in England, let alone elsewhere!!

[@fufu1128]

And being anti English isn't a phobia, a phobia is to fear something. As an Irishman, I don't fear England, I just hate the idea of a Monarchy ruling under dictatorship in this day and age, pretending to be superior because of a bloodline, hiding behind a parliament and a church, and people still fall for it. At least if they had the balls to say they are a dictatorship, I would have some respect for their honesty✌🏻 Same problem here in Ireland, the current government is not elected, the 2019 election was hijacked by the losers to form a majority. I have taken dumps I had more respect for.

[@jonatho6677]

Exactly. In fact, it’s even worse in England.

[@thelastofus2872]

@@fufu1128 our nations haven't been under our control for longer than anyone from the home nations would realise. All those Europeans dead died for nothing and They spit on the graves of every English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh person that ever lived.

[@Support-your-local-team]

Anti-Englishness exists everywhere. Look at the Euro 2020 final where a whole continent was united in its support for Italy. English people got upset at Scots for supporting Italy because we happened to be the ones next door that they could hear, they didn't realise everyone on the street was doing the same.

[@jonatho6677]

@@Support-your-local-team tbf I’m English and seeing the “England” team lose on penalties was a joyous occasion.

[@keithbaldock128]

It's strange how most English people like myself support Scots, Welsh and Irish teams against foreign opposition yet the reverse is often true with our fellow Brits.

[@deancushen5822]

It's because the English regard the rest of us as their property. It's not out of any love lmao. You said it yourself by labelling our opposition as "foreigners" but somehow we aren't seen the same way. I'm Irish, by the way, so we aren't even from the same fecking island. Personally, however, I find myself supporting England more and more these days. If we don't show some unity none of us will survive the demographic apocalypse coming this way.

[@britishpatriot7386]

@Dean oh please lol the victim card crap has expired.

[@iancampbell3202]

As a half Scot that really saddens me.

[@deancushen5822]

@@britishpatriot7386 This video is literally about English people crying over nothing... The biggest immigrant group in Ireland are the English and they're treated like royalty.

[@newstreetbridge834]

@@TonyFarrugiaStrongman respect to your brave island who secured the med in the war

[@johnogroin5974]

The SNP know that the only way they will achieve independence is to stir up as much hatred of the English as possible, because they know they have NO economic argument, Hatred is the only way.

[@oldbootneck]

@@shaunwalker2557 Dobber!

[@TARZANswings]

@@shaunwalker2557 why do you think the English have never been given the independence vote, because Scotland is an economic powerhouse and they can't afford to let us go, the general public of Scotland and England are lied to about the Scottish economy.

[@user-kd6ir5fl9z]

@@TARZANswings delusional, Scotland can,t even build 2 Ferries that should have been sailing in 2018,the SNP have just given a Turkish shipyard an order for 2 Ferries that could be ready before the ones on the Clyde .Or the £600 million to get broadband to he Highlands years behind,or 8 million on 223 executive jobs when sturgeon said she'd have a bonfire of the quangos l could go on

[@TARZANswings]

@@user-kd6ir5fl9z it's you that is deluded, Scotland can't afford certain things because Westminster keeps most of Scotland's wealth and power down there, Scotland would flourish in an independent setting, London would be surpassed by Edinburgh as an economic hub and that worries them. And bye the way I'm not saying this because I'm delusional but because it is true, why don't you start by checking out Scotland's GDP one of the most powerful for her size. I wonder what would happen if the the UK parliament was moved to Edinburgh or Cardiff or Belfast, I wonder how the English people would take being run from a another nation how long I wonder, and do you think that would be ok ?.

[@TARZANswings]

John O Groin are you saying the Scottish people are voting SNP because they hate the English or because they are an alternative to the Tory rabble in power. And are offering a different political view point and a bit of hope, when I think about it the hatred is being whipped up towards the Scots who dare have an alternative political view point, because the establishment don't want that particular head to survive, think about it.

[@davidwhite5800]

A friend of mine grew up in Scotland and was bullied relentlessly throught her school career just because her parents were English. Its been going on for years.

[@timpala5841]

My mother moved to Scotland as a young girl and was bullied for being a Sassenach. She then moved back to England with a Scottish accent and for bullied for being a jock ... Some things never change.

[@auntyjo1792]

Of course this occurs. Only a numpty thinks it doesn't happen.

[@lewisdean22]

@@timpala5841 only Wales or Ireland left.

[@jascam74]

@@timpala5841 Which proves the point that its a 2 way street, yet if you listen to floppy haired Scottish unionists like this guy you woukd think its a Scotland only problem. Scottish unionists like this guy are all too willing to s41t on his own country, but there seems to be no Englishmen willing to take a s4it on England for its part of the shared problem.

[@auntyjo1792]

@@jascam74 I think we see where you stand, dear.

[@anon_ymous91]

my family literally left Scotland and abandoned a successful business because of Scottish abuse towards us being english. That was 20 years ago. I cant imagine how bad its become now.

[@jascam74]

Yet I travelled the "North Coast 500" recently and most of the businesses I frequented were English owners and all were polite towards me, as I naturally was towards them. Most of those of whom I spoke with said they were never as happy after moving to Scotland

[@auntyjo1792]

@@jascam74 I was similar until my kids started getting it in the neck from "nice" kids whose parents are very SNP.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

Similar thing happened to me. I worked up there. Two Hotels. One in Edinburgh, one in Inveraray. Every single person I met in Inveraray was the nicest you'd meet. A fair amount of people in Edinburgh were just vitriolic. Even though I have a VERY Scottish name and Scottish blood, as soon as they heard me speak and found out I was English it was game over fir alot of them. Its sad, I think of Scots as my brothers and Sisters. I also think of them as some of the very best on this Island. Certainly don't think of them as foreign or different. One of the greatest places on Earth with lots of the best people, poisoned by a few of the worst.

[@ledagew2098]

I completely believe what you are saying. I know exactly how my people can behave. They can be petty and vindictive. You are better off never returning and that is exactly how I feel.

[@nelmonster1]

I call BS. I'm from Lancashire and have lived in Scotland for 15 years and never had more than a bit of crappy banter. The SNP are not the majority and they are mostly lunatics.

[@saltnessmonster]

Yeah it is. It’s the SNP who are responsible for this, it was going away and things got better,

[@SaltimusMaximus]

yes spot on, the Snazi Party just stir it. I don't know how they get away with it, imagine the uproar if an English National Party tried to exist

[@Gerzzo]

Shite!

[@suzuki-qo4rm]

Anti-english sentiment isnt the issue mate. Being taxed and having our resouces stripped from us with minimal returns is the issue here. All the snp have done is make the scottish people aware of the exploitation they've been facing since the advent of the union. I've nothing against the common English people either

[@Gerzzo]

@@suzuki-qo4rm exactly!

[@alboy4]

@@suzuki-qo4rm There’s one common thread running through the comments in this video… not one single Scot commenting has said anything disparaging to or about a single Englishman. Plenty of vitriol towards Scots, though.

[@A16AdamWalker]

Growing? I moved to Scotland (Fife) from England (N Yorkshire) when I was 2... and all through the 90s, 00s, 10s even now it's been a constant drum beat of bile, historical ignorance, inferiority complexes, xenophobia and just a blind hatred of people barely an hours drive away from most of the Scottish population, who have thousands of years of intertwined history and culture and to whom we're almost entirely financially reliant on (due to how badly the SNP have managed the economy, or have been pocketing money - like that £5bn in COVID funding that the auditors can't trace due to "data gaps") Oh and Colin. To Scottish Schools, it was "Banter" when someone smashed me in the head with a glass bottle as others threw rocks... There is no "Banter", many parts of Scotland (funnily enough those dominated by the SNP) are just hate-fuelled bigots who want to blame someone else for their own failings and decisions.

[@joanhiggin1134]

I agree 👍

[@Southpaw.m]

Growing up watching "coast" I never would have imagined the host to become one of a very very few media personalities I would look up to and hold in such high regard

[@Gerzzo]

You must have very low standards.

[@Southpaw.m]

@@Gerzzo how so?, maybe you can share your idea of somebody more befitting of respect ?

[@Gerzzo]

@@Southpaw.m he's a revisionist, a friend of holocaust deniers and bangs on about freedom but as long as it's on his terms. A defender of a union that was created by the bankrupt Scottish "elites" without the consent of the people...the majority of folk see him at best as a joke and at worst a traitor!

[@Gerzzo]

@@Southpaw.m as for media personalities who I respect? I honestly cannot think of any apart from maybe John Pilger.

[@casperwallace9685]

Yea, Scotland told him to take a hike. He is abit peeved about it. Sorry but ya got Scotland's seconds......

[@highetk]

It seems that the SNP welcomes the world unless you’re English. I’m a Scotsman but my wife and daughter are both English. We moved back to England last year in large part because of the growing anti English sentiment both felt being directed towards them.

[@springer3783]

Sinn Fein are the same , they’ve gone for the whole pro immigrant thing to groom them for anti uk votes , they say there for all cultures apart from british

[@dunkirk1581]

@@shaunwalker2557 the SNP are anti Indigenous Scot and all for Irish immigrants and there descendants

[@yehudimcewan5167]

@@dunkirk1581 ha ha ha. Did you mean that? That is brilliant. You seriously think that?

[@dunkirk1581]

@@yehudimcewan5167 yes, indigenous Scots should know their history, immigrants dont know Scottish history just SNP propaganda, another bit of history. The first king of Great Britain was James, son of Mary queen of Scots, yes a scotsman.

[@yehudimcewan5167]

@@dunkirk1581 do you know your Scottish history? It's St Patrick's Day today, but who is the real patron Saint of Scotland? No one has denied that James was the first king of Britain. So what are the SNP telling immigrants about this? Are they saying it isn't James, and who are they saying it is? Answer the first question to see if you know your Scottish history. Here's as British question for you. Who was the first commander of a British army? Wee clue. It's a Scotsman. As an indigenous Scot you should know these...

[@davieboy65]

If it had been the other way round..we English would be labelled "racist"..

[@williammacdiarmid6395]

Why don't yous english do Scotland a favour and vote for independence¿??????????. No dint think so.

[@Ajs_1988]

@@williammacdiarmid6395 How can we vote for Scotlands independence?

[@EnglanderUK]

@@williammacdiarmid6395 We didn't vote on it, YOU DID. The meanie English can't be scapegoated for that one.

[@yehudimcewan5167]

And there's no anti Scottish sentiment in England,? Sure

[@shaunrobjohn7712]

to be fair the english are annoying the did invent the modern world and built on the best people of britain at the time which were mainly english and scottish i will gladly admit a few french people and the jewish influence , whats wrong with that ? now we seem ashamed in case its not inclusive ? get a grip i have no people if my ancestors were cleaning chimneys i dont give a class struggle.

[@gazza9463]

There was anti English sentiment in Scotland when I lived there throughout the 80's and early 90's. So nothing has changed then.

[@alboy4]

How has nothing changed? Because Neil Oliver says so? 😂

[@newstreetbridge834]

Not at the Rangers!?!

[@johnmoncrieff3034]

That was in the Thatcher era when she screwed the Scottish industrial might into the ground shutting steel works and all the coal mines then the final nail in her coffin was the Poll-tax she imposed on Scotland over a year ahead of the rest of the UK! It was not an anti English feeling per-say but an anti Tory government one!

[@stonemarten1400]

@@newstreetbridge834 when he was playing his invisible piccolo!

[@apollomemories7399]

@@johnmoncrieff3034 Did you really say "all the coal mines"? Why don't you know that three-quarters of mines were previously closed by Labour governments? Steel works were closed all over the UK because they were making huge losses, so hardly difficult to know the reasons for that. The poll tax issue in Scotland did not affect the rest of the UK one bit and had nothing to do with any final nail in her coffin. What she did in England did affect her, but certainly nothing that she did in Scotland. You're deluded if you don't know that there was a great deal of anti-English sentiment before Thatcher. You also forget that not all of Scotland by any stretch was working class, living in a grotty council estate, permanently unemployed with no qualifications, with zero aspirations with personal improvent of their circumstances. The large majority of anti-English people in Scotland have always been the lowest common denominator portion of the population because they are so poorly educated, know nothing about business, know nothing about economics and easily manipulated by devisive rhetoric. They're just ignorant sheep. This Scottish Industrial might that you think you know about was permanently destroyed by greedy out of control trade unions, manipulative communist ingress and semi-educated stupidity ans all of it self-administered. Scotland certainly won the self-harm award for all of that.

[@DavidFraser007]

What is this nonsense? I'm a Scotsman and I was almost 15 years in the British Army, never once did I feel I was foreign or part of a minority just because most other soldiers were English. I don't think any of us thought like that. Best mates I ever had.

[@LordInglis]

It's because the British army are an inclusive army regardless of where you come from in the UK. Rightly so The SNP are not.

[@HarryFenton6124]

I was an englishman in a scottish regiment. No problem atall. So I was very surprised when I moved to scotland after I left and was subject to years of horrible abuse.

[@Gerzzo]

@@HarryFenton6124 maybe its you?

[@HarryFenton6124]

@@Gerzzo As I said, scottish squaddies were great lads.

[@pauldoherty111]

Ex forces myself and agree. I'm a geordie by birth with an Irish dad. Mates were just mates and wherever you came from didn't matter.

[@cochin2685]

As an Englishman who runs a business that encompasses facilities in Aberdeen and employs Scottish folk as well as English I find Neil’s tact and diplomacy on this remarkable. There has always been banter between the Scottish and English but the SNp are trying to turn this into hate. Being heavily involved with normal folk in Scotland this is going to be a massive boomerang that he’s going to return into Sturgeon’s face full force. Forget Anglophobia I think the good folk of Scotland definitely are developing a far bigger Sturgeon phobia that is gonna kick her sorry arse all the way out of government come the next election. I think that is what Neil was trying to say !!!

[@grahamhaitch1497]

As a Scotsman, I hope you're right mate as I genuinely can't stand Sturgeon or her SNP muppets. If that bloody woman and her SNP followers ever gain complete autonomy over Scotland, that'll be the day I leave Scotland and move south to Carlisle

[@internetenjoyer1044]

hopefully.

[@DanielDare100]

Couldn't agree more! I lived and worked in Aberdeen in the mid to late 80s and the banter in the office between us English and Scots, with Cockney bastard and Jock fucker being part of the extensive vocabulary! It was always good natured, we all used to get pissed together in the Dutch Mill, Mr Gees, Peep Peeps and various other establishments. I never experienced any anti English nastiness at all in 5 years. Now, since Krankie took charge the place is totally fooked up. I still have a lot of both English and Scotish friends still in the Aberdeen area and to a man/woman, they have all said they will relocate to England if the mad cow ever got independence!!

[@lonewolfandcub668]

Unless the elections are 'Fortified'

[@alistairewen9558]

And just to go against this, I'm getting a wee bit fed up, of the anti /snp raised on this channel, every day. Can you show me some verifiable evidence of this hatred, I see plenty of it coming the other way, just check what we are hearing on this clip!!

[@wildsurfer12]

I’ve been saying the word Anglophobia for quite a while now. I’m glad a national broadcaster is now using the term. My issue is not with people criticising the English, but that it’s culturally unacceptable for the English to criticise them in return.

[@garylancaster8612]

No it's not, just criticise Scottish anglophobia if you want to

[@kaysussex4991]

I experienced anglophobia living in London back in the 1980s, had friends from Scotland, Ireland, Indian subcontinent and the West Indies who expressed it (but not towards me personally). I took it as an expression of some sort of resentful inferiority complex and told them so

[@ianmacewan9416]

Boris Johnsons anti Scottish poem. Printed and accepted. Read it and come back.

[@tonyluxton3726]

It’s ok to be anti English if it was anywhere else there would be an Uproar about it, imagine if they were saying that about Pakistan or Jamaica. Double standards as per usual im use to it now

[@user-kd6ir5fl9z]

Your right the SNP need to be PC now but the old rotten core of the party are causing problems for krankie and co they want another referendum vote tomorrow but more people are seeing through the SNP's lies, l have English friends and tell them not to worry about anti English sentiment,the Scots now are too busy fighting amongst themselves between the yes and no voters at the last referendum

[@casperwallace9685]

@@user-kd6ir5fl9z Yes voters got 62 seats - No voters managed 11 seats. Your talking nonsense.

[@user-kd6ir5fl9z]

@@casperwallace9685 no it was 62 constituents and 11 for all other parties But that resulted in 64 seats for the Snp and 65 seats for labour lib conservative and greens. So your talking nonsense ,

[@casperwallace9685]

@@user-kd6ir5fl9z Wrong 1 Million SNP 2nd votes go to Unionst list seats. SNP 1,094,374 = 62 constituency seats. 2 List seats Cons 637,131 = 5 seats constituency 26 List seats Lab 485,819 = 2 seats constituency 20 List seats Greens 220,324 = o seats constituency 8 List seats Lib Dems 137,152 = 4 seats constituency Unionists got the 1 million SNP 2nd votes which SNP are not a allowed to use, because they got so many 1st constituency seats. So I WAS correct. SNP got 62 constituency seats and Unionists ALL together got 11 constituency seats.

[@user-kd6ir5fl9z]

@@casperwallace9685 your adding the word seat to everthing but a good breakdown but the SNP still never got a majority without the greens

[@huntergray3985]

As an English-born man of strong Scottish ancestry, I count myself British and can only deplore the hate that The Scottish National Socialist Party encourages to gain and keep power.

[@alboy4]

Can you give examples of the hate you believe the SNP encourages?

[@shaunrobjohn7712]

Ive always being Cardiff British Welsh why is it ok to be anti english ???? but anti trans no way we have a class of entitled uni educated halfwits who run the world.

[@yehudimcewan5167]

@@alboy4 I'd also like to see examples of this hate the SNP are spreading. It's nothing to do with a political party, it's just the odd idiot.

[@wolfcamera1]

The Rise of Ethno English Nationalism that was on show during Brexit by the media and online vitriol against Europeans has appalled most decent Scots... So there is a legitimate reason why fair minded Scots wish to be part of the Union no more as the union is really an English nationalist project with little concern for the voice of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and now Wales.

[@shaunrobjohn7712]

@@wolfcamera1 your insane or living a complete snp cult universe Wales voted brexit and so do i ,we dont want a international corrupt con club running our country. Tot hink the germans give a toss about scotland is complete lunacy.

[@deedub577]

I worked for a company which covered northern England and the whole of Scotland I as an English person was told I had to give up a Scottish area as the MD wanted a Scottish person When I explained this was racist they could not comprehend

[@borderlands6606]

Anti-Englishness has become so entrenched in the Scottish psyche, it's not even viewed as a problem. People who would reject accusations of racism entirely, have absolutely no problem with openly hating the English. I used to know someone from one of the oldest aristocratic families in Scotland, but because he spoke with a cut glass public school accent, everyone thought he was English. He was in fact the kind of guy asked to serve civic duties north of the border. It's pure, visceral Pavlovian loathing without any substance.

[@stonemarten1400]

I work for a small team here in Scotland and by quirk of fate all three of us have English accents, but very Scottish clan names. One our lassies is a true Highlander, but sounds posh Sassenach, actually not that unusual.

[@apollomemories7399]

It's not "racist" and that's why they could not comprehend. You were/are misusing the term.

[@deedub577]

@@apollomemories7399 So it would be OK for a company to tell a Scott’s person they were taking an area in England off them and give it to an English person That’s not racist IDIOT

[@happyapple4269]

That isnt racism for gods sake..

[@chris63952]

What about the anti white sentiment in general?

[@whylie74]

"A growing problem" where have you been? it's always been there for as long as I can remember, its more blatant since the snp came along, wouldn't say it's on the same level as wales though.

[@janetpigram522]

Me and my husband holidayed in Arisaig, beautiful place but experienced this when we went to the local hotel for a drink we were ignored by the barman who kept serving people behind us, until a really nice man was asked by the barman what he could get him and he told the barman in no uncertain terms that we were before him and he noticed what was happening.

[@alboy4]

Locals always get served first. They’re the lifeblood of the business, afterall.

[@alboy4]

Same will happen in any rural boozer anywhere in the U.K.

[@janetpigram522]

@@alboy4 I'm 70 travelled all over UK but that was the only time I experienced that,

[@alboy4]

So, it was the one and only time it happened to you in Scotland yet you’re using it as an example of anti-English sentiment amongst Scots?? C’mon dude. You’re better than that.

[@janetpigram522]

@@alboy4 I am because I treat everyone equal.. and I'm not nasty and make people feel unwelcome. How about you would you do it

[@evanm2024]

I look at the SNP, Sinn Fein, and Plaid Cymru. I also look abroad at parties like the Bloc Quebecois in Canada. And then I hear that "ethnonationalism" is supposedly a right wing phenomenon. It's precisely the opposite.

[@derekmcmanus8615]

SNP Sinn Fein and Plaid Cymru are all the same...undoubtedly the most bigoted parties in mainstream British politics

[@borderlands6606]

Yes, it's curious that traits once associated with the far right, have been adopted by the left. What was once abhorrent has become "progressive".

[@Support-your-local-team]

@@derekmcmanus8615 More bigoted than the DUP? You and the OP talk pish.

[@sandrapritchard6035]

To those 3 Parties, you can add TORIES/LABOUR/LIBERALS + GREENS, they are ALL IN THE SAME CLUB ...The FABIAN SOCIETY, it doe's not matter WHO you vote for if you vote for one of them, they are ALL MARXIST, So things NEVER CHANGE..exept fot THEIR bank balance THERE IS ANEW PARTY OUT THERE...The ENGLISH CONSTITUTION PARTY, unlike the other gang the ECP doe's NOT have a MANIFESTO of false promises..IT the ECP Want's a FULLY INDEPENDANT ENGLAND NOT A DEVOLVED PUPPET BRITISH FABIAN. BASED ON THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION + don't let the BRITISH FOOL YOU when they say The ENGLISH DO NOT HAVE A CONSTITUTION (IT IS THE BRITISH THAT DO NOT HAVE A CONSTITUTION) THE USA, WHEN THEY WON THE WAR OF INDEPENDANCE FROM THE BRITISH, The USA ADOPTED THE ENGLISH CONSTITUTION, Because the 1776 war was ALL about The ENGLISH SETTLERS IN AMERICA wanted "The FREEDOM of an ENGLISHMAN" which the BRITISH REFUSED TO GIVE THEM , IMPOSING HEAVY TAXES UPON THEM. THE BRITISH ARE BEHINF ALL WARS AND TROUBLE IN THE WORLD..ie The NWO of the present day..BRITISH OUT OF ENGLAND, We ENGLISH WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK.

[@bluechip297]

Sinn Fein are a republican party not a nationalist party.

[@ivegotaporscheandalambo3318]

I'm Scottish and I love the English, Welsh and Irish.

[@damienoneill4355]

And I love you too. Stronger together.

[@alboy4]

@@damienoneill4355 Massive respect to you my friend, but the U.K. serves only English interests. Better off being respectful neighbours looking after our own affairs.

[@ivegotaporscheandalambo3318]

@Ryan Davies understand, don't get dragged into MSM bull crap of division, most people don't even care about different nations etc, you're being divided on purpose and buying the plan . All working class are the same from all nations, we can all get on. They want you disliking each other.

[@damienoneill4355]

@Ryan Davies Bigot

[@teesterl2411]

@Ryan Davies I’m English and my great granny was welsh and I never liked her.

[@fishslappr]

I am English and went to high school and uni in Scotland. At the time I was in uni there was free tuition for Scots, people with the last 3 years of high-school in Scotland, and anyone from the EU - but not the English. Thankfully I had enough time in Scottish High school I had many Bulgarian classmates who went free, and English classmates who had to pay. How on earth was that allowed, or even conceived of?

[@fishslappr]

Never had any problem with the banter, quite enjoyed it and still do :)

[@drrd4127]

I am Scottish born and bred but I don't qualify for free education in Scotland because I have been living in Australia for awhile, they told me that I would be classed as an international student eventhough I have a British passport and a Scottish birth certificate. Apparently, I have to live in Scotland for the last 3 years before I can get free education eventhough I lived in Scotland for several decades before I moved to Australia. I really don't know how it works to be honest, I wanted to go to Glasgow Arts School where my grandfather studied, I ended up just staying in Australia a couple of years and got a arts diploma which I paid for but was a lot cheaper than paying international fees in my home country.

[@fishslappr]

@@drrd4127 it's beyond stupid

[@joanhiggin1134]

That's typical of anglophobia Have to punish the English where you can. I've just found out I'm 47% scotish I thought my ancestry was Irish I should have known with Mcdonald Being my ancestry name 👍

[@michaelbishop7816]

I am English...and for my entire life I have seen, heard, and experienced anti Englishness. Its not just the Scottish...its many many different cultures that have been allowed to settle in this great country...with its beautiful and tolerant English people. Leave us alone...we are getting tired of your hate.

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

So, as an outsider far remote from this British feud, I'll split the apple in 2, and make everyone happy. 😁 English pop music is good, English food is awful. ... Happy ?

[@scottmorrison4522]

As a Scotsman I agree with you and have seen things esculate It needseems to stop

[@goofygrandlouis6296]

@@thewizardssleeve119 😉

[@rushshukla4636]

I'm sure that's exactly what many countries told the English when they were being attacked, invaded and occupied against their will over the centuries by them! The English are very good at conveniently forgetting their genocidal history of tyrannical rule!

[@happyapple4269]

@@goofygrandlouis6296 other way.

[@barmouthbridge8772]

I'm Welsh. We benefit hugely from English taxpayers who essentially subsidise our public services. For that we are grateful bar a few timewarp nationalists. Scotland is even less able to stand alone than we are yet they persist with the delusion that they could. It's laughable. Cut them loose. They won't last long.

[@davidkelly499]

I think that there is a friendly "banter" between scots and english in the main. But you cant deny that some people have an anti english or anti british stance by some people here in Scotland. This kind of thing exists across the globe to different levels. To be honest, Neil sums it up well. In a sports setting us scots see England as our rivals and its fierce, but no longer than the length of a rugby or football match. I indulge in that rivalry as much as anyone, but to take it past a sporting event is childish at best, or more worryingly deeper rooted. But people within the SNP are a different matter, its unquestionable that there is an anti english and anti british stance. Im no unionist, Im a proud scot. But I also understand that I am british and we all live together on this island. Ive met a far higher percentage of scots that I dislike than english people, but thats just my personal experience. Ian Blackford is one of the worst for the anti english stuff. He's consumed by bigotry and hatred so much that he's a laughing stock at Westminster, considering the other MPs and their work down there it takes some doing to be worse than the rest of that parliment! He represents Scotland there, and he portrays the very worst of us.

[@auntyjo1792]

Sadly it spills into bullying kids. It's sad.

[@JJONNYREPP]

Neil Oliver debates whether there is a growing 'anti-English' problem in Scotland 1810pm 17.3.22 i know there is anti english b.s from all quarters... whether that be welsh scots irish or jew... or german... or american... they hate the english - you can take down that george cross now - it merely denotes st george and the rise of the clap!!!! and i cannot see why they wanna discredit the english - as they all wanna live here. strange reasoning... p.s a sports setting is where you should settle most scores. then again, it's all down to the man and his reasoning - they're all stuck with bronze age mentalities - and it beggars belief how the ff they clambered into civilized society and some semblance of manners - which they disregard in their droves... they being the first to whinge when they are set the task of standing by the b.s moralism they dish out...

[@jascam74]

You can't deny there is also anti Scottish sentiment in England too by a certain group of society. But hey, let's just avoid that all together, as if it doesnt exist, eh?

[@lewisdean22]

Well said, I've had plenty of shit from the English when ever I've been on holiday abroad, but I give it back.

[@TechRealityGlasgow]

I despise Ian Blackford, but his focus is not on the "people" of England, but the Politicians and Government of England... and they DO deserve all the abuse they get! :)

[@macnadoodle]

Speaking as an Englishman with the surname, 'MacDonald', I long for the day when I suffer some anglophobia from a Scot, with the name, 'Campbell', so I can loudly demand reparations for Glencoe...

[@jimallen9442]

Haha, old grudges never die.

[@lewisdean22]

Two gift cards are at this moment flying towards you for McDonald's.

[@macnadoodle]

@@jimallen9442 Frankly, if anyone is daft enough to believe the Scottish National Socialists, which seems to be a larp grievance in search of a cause, I will happily match them with hardcore AngloSaxon purists who still burn deeply with the injustices of “William the Bastard”. Yes, I do point out that after 955 years, they maybe ought to get over it and perhaps worry about something more relevant. I always take rampant nationalism, like all cult behaviour, as a way of filling out a dull life with something pointless so you can be addicted to a Narcissistic Larp grievance instead of a more productive hobby.

[@jambossaan1874]

Nevaaar ⚔️☠️🏔️🌨️☠️. Ne Obliviscaris 😉

[@yehudimcewan5167]

I'm not a Campbell, and have met a few dodgy squinty mouths.., but you lot we're that innocent. The gallows heard etc? It was an Englishman who taught me that. John Prebble.

[@romeisfallingagain]

in scotland? there is an anti english problem coming from the government in westminster.

[@rogeralsop3479]

Correct

[@dh3061]

Anti-British and anti-white in general.

[@philipprice171]

Divisivenes is the stock in trade of the SNP. They share this trait with people like Arderne ( New Zealand), Trudeau, Andrews and Khan. Their bitter and aggressive bile is matched by the relentless and high volume of their message. It also acts to deflect attention from their appalling governance of their offices. There are, thank God, far more decent and quiet citizens who want no part of their world, who take people as they are and accept that people have opposing views without wanting to vilify them. Neil if I ever bump into you in Sterling I would like to shake your hand and wish you and your family peace. Regards.

[@shaunrobjohn7712]

havent you noticed all parties never like their own working class ????

[@philipprice171]

@@shaunrobjohn7712 Well Shaun I have to agree with you there as things stand today. However, the Labour Party of old used to represent the working class but unfortunately the unions became too politicised and would oppose any Tory policy, good or bad. My dad was a staunch Labour voter of the 60's and 70's and well involved in the transport unions. He became disillusioned, as did many traditional Labour voters, because of this. They stopped concentrating on fair pay and conditions and morphed into activism and often mindless protest that would damage the very people they represented and the Labour Party followed suit. They currently appear more concerned with woke issues now which most voters really have no time for when trying to put food on the table.

[@robertmccall379]

I’m part English and Scottish. I spend most of the time arguing with myself.

[@scottcraig6381]

I was born in Scotland….lived all my life in Scotland and consider myself British….the SNP government has the worst political record ever but will always be returned to power…..due to the turnout at the polls from the independent voter….and we suffer as a nation due to this …

[@suzuki-qo4rm]

We suffer as a nation due to scared rats. Rats like you that chose another nations identity. Please never call yourself Scottish you're the furthest thing from it

[@ianstewartorr8455]

Scottish British and Proud

[@damonhager7085]

Good man. English, British and proud, but British first.

[@ianstewartorr8455]

@@OneTrueScotsman I have a British passport and I was born in Scotland hence the previous comment so if you don’t mind

[@twowheelsonmywagon9814]

As someone who grew up near Corby which was once known as little Scotland because of the large number of Scots who came to work in the steel works the idea of telling someone to go back to where they came from is ridiculous.

[@newstreetbridge834]

I remember an elderly lady telling me a story about walking past a pub in Corby during an England Scotland football match in the 70s and the tv came out the window after England scored 😂🤣😂

[@stpeterscooksriver1873]

I grew up in Corby, with a Scottish mother and an English father, I went to live with my Scots cousin, just south of Glasgow. This in the l970’s. I was happy to do any kind of work. I was at one point interviewed by a large committee from a local council, for a labouring job. I was told I was, “the wrong class of person.” Another interview brought forth the response, “there are no jobs for you here, you should go back to where you came from.” I neither speak with the accent of my mother or my father, the latter coming from another county. It was an accent, that was shared by all the children born to migrants in Corby, it owed little to the accents of our parents. However when we chose to sing Scottish or other folk songs, we knew how to produce the accents. Whilst living in Scotland I along with my cousin and his wife would attend Scots Nationalist Dances. Recent correspondence from my cousin’s wife, points to a change in her political viewpoint, as she proudly remembers her Scottish grandmother married a Cornish mine sinker. The feeling of being conflicted as to what country I was a citizen of, for I never felt quite English, for the accents of the towns and villages around us were different, but when in Scotland, I was always introduced by my Scottish cousins as their English cousin. From such complexity, I would always described myself as a citizen of the United Kingdom. As for my Scots physics master at school who always called me Richard rather than Robert, that’s a story for another day.

[@jcoker423]

Same in Thringstone in Lcs.

[@crosstherubicon8373]

Neil Oliver is brilliant.

[@sd5899]

I’m English my partner Scottish… I’ve had some abuse whilst visiting Scotland but predominantly most Scots folk I’ve encountered have a bit of banter and a laugh regarding the English (but it’s there, underlying) Scottish Catholics and Protestants hate each other.. what chance have the English got 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@bobgiddy]

Neil Oliver's assessment is very heart warming but can he explain why the SNP gets such a large support from the Scottish electorate. As a West Country Englishman who first considers' himself as British and has lived and worked in Scotland I am very offended by the SNP's politics and their politicians both in Holyrood and the Westminster parliament. If I was anything other than a 'White Brit' the language of the SNP would be described as hate speech.

[@derekmcmanus8615]

The SNP buy votes in the slums of the larger cities by providing wonderful benefits to their largest voter base, the drug and alcohol enthusiasts who like to LARP as William Wallace

[@harrietkinloch7451]

You're right, the snp back this conduct, but then they're no better than their die hard supporters, I'm not one of them, and never will be, they're disgusting! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@michaelstaines4153]

I agree with what you say!.... As I myself am an Englishman living in Scotland most of my adult life, and that my children are English and Scottish, I will always teach my children that never to define ourselves by a boulder, and that we are all human beings regardless of our speech, colour, demographic!.... However in the last local elections the SNP only got 31% of the vote, the other 30+% voted against and the other 30+% didn't vote at all, so that's more than 70+% of the Scottish population that didn't vote for the SNP....the SNP are a very small narrow minded bigoted dictatorship!.... They are not speaking for the majority of people in Scotland and definitely not the peoples of the United Kingdom!.... Together we are stronger! 🇬🇧🕉️🙏

[@traviswoodhead7285]

the actual votes they receive is only about 32 percent of the actual potential voters in scotland. The rest are split between the other main parties (who cant get their act together and stand down on some seats so there is only one clear pro union party to vote for) But in reality very few people bother to vote in scotland, so this vast majority and control of government in Scotland is actually achieved by a very small percentage of the potential voting public. An SNP supporter is more likely to ensure they get to the ballot box and see it as almost a freedom vote, where as a potential pro union voter wont have the same ambition to cast that vote or see it is a bit of a waste of time given the split votes and the snp voters always turning up. They are a noisy bunch the yes voters. However the silent majority do come out and vote when it really counts. Just a shame the snp and the cult following cant respect the choice of the nation when we voted no and now want infinite referendums until they get the result they want. But as Neil says in the video........No voters in scotland are hated even more than our English cousins - such a dire place to call home these days

[@michaelstaines4153]

@@traviswoodhead7285 yeah that's a totally fair point!... It's definitely hard work to get excited about any political debate from any party!.... Our so called public servant's are definitely failing the peoples as whole world!!...me personally, I won't be voting for any political party that wants to talk away our civil liberties and human rights!... ✌️💫💎💎💎🕉️🙏

[@elainereaper259]

I'm Scottish and I absolutely despise everything SNP stand for !! I have nothing against the English at all, we are ALL British !!!

[@alboy4]

I’m not. I’m Scottish.

[@wolfcamera1]

I think Scots people are weary of the English. We don't share your values and we don't take pride in Colonialism. We never once voted for a Tory Government. Scotland has always been a socialist country. We never voted for Brexit. We have no problems with Europe, but continually we must do what the English will demands. It's simple, there is a democratic deficit, and as long as Scotland remains part of the UK, there always will. Our will, our voice will never be realised in a UK parliament. So there will always be a certain distrust of what is Englishness.

[@user-dy2ok6km2u]

Try Being an English catholic in southern Scotland in the 1970s. When I was a kid a big kid asked me which football team I supported, which means Celtic or Rangers or which religion. I thought I’d be smart and said I didn’t like football ! so I got thumped for not liking football

[@alboy4]

The 70’s were a long time ago.

[@user-dy2ok6km2u]

@@alboy4 yet nothing has changed

[@joopdaloop5840]

@@alboy4 not really in the grand scheme of things

[@alboy4]

@@user-dy2ok6km2u How so?

[@alboy4]

@@joopdaloop5840 What do you mean by “in the scheme of things”?

[@Gibraltariano]

Something tells me this won’t be covered, or will be ignored, in Scottish hate laws

[@derekmcmanus8615]

This...👆

[@Gibraltariano]

Links please

[@youthere7327]

i went to Edinburgh with my wife. in the very first bar there was a girl serving who seemed very friendly, when it was my turn to get served i said "hi luv can i get a pint of whatever" and she looked at me like i was filth, she almost threw my change at me before immediately walking off to the other end of the bar where no one was. i got a real "oh youre english" vibe before people shut down or walked off several times. i found the whole thing really strange tbh. oh well no more money spent in scotland.

[@Support-your-local-team]

Completely made up story.

[@gorillasinthemist2893]

The problem is and always will be politicians , in holyrood , Westminster , Wales and N.I. . Politicians fill there pockets while emptying ours ( divide and conquer )

[@unusedsub3003]

Nope it's Westminster. We voted to stay in the Union in 2014, then Brexit happened. We could be Sweden ffs, but thick English voters keep voting Tory

[@karlbillinger9945]

@@unusedsub3003 Anglophobia is there anti English problem. S.N.P. Reign everyone under attack... English are on the receiving end, of this anti English rhetoric...

[@unusedsub3003]

@@karlbillinger9945 How do they inconvenience your life?

[@northernlight368]

And the media.

[@gorillasinthemist2893]

@@unusedsub3003 remember Tony " the war criminal " Blair , democracy is a scam don't you know .

[@ledagew2098]

Left Scotland when I was 13. Now have an English accent, English roots and my views are completely English, my loyalty is overwhelmingly English. If I die, I want to be buried in England NOT Scotland, anywhere but Scotland! I am sick and tired of the way my home, its people, are treated by the SNP. Over what? Over a king that fought another king some 800 years ago? I visited Scotland last year and the attitude from some was bloody irritating. My visit only re-affirmed my loyalties. I no longer care what happens to Scotland. If it weren't for my mother, I would never go back again.

[@damienoneill4355]

I feel the same way about Northern/ Ireland and Ireland. They may have claim to my body, but my heart and mind belong to England.

[@Support-your-local-team]

At least you're honest about being wannabe English, unlike all the Scottish unionists who qualify everything with "I'm a proud Scot" before putting their country down at every opportunity.

[@nodruj8681]

Just admitted that your a weak traitor.. 😂 good riddance hahah😊

[@paulmorgan8254]

I'm Welsh, work offshore out of Aberdeen and hear the anti English shit on the rigs, I heard because the Scottish workers thought I would think the same.

[@paulmorgan8254]

@JMO I have to give you back something, I worked/lived in W Sussex in the mid 80's and I had a huge amount of racial abuse from the Neanderthals when I was working as a project engineer on computer control of heating and ventilation. I think it was jealousy because someone with a strong Welsh accent had more education than they had and a better job. They were also prejudiced against people from N England.

[@fraserduthie5853]

You make it sound like this is exclusively a one way street. I'm from Aberdeen, currently working out of Norwich, My drill crew consists of 8 Crew members; 1 Scot (Me) 1 Kiwi and 6 English guys, Everyone crew I have been on has had 70-90% of the crew from Liverpool/Hull/Norwich, I have been on the receiving end of shit the other way, what's your point? Every nation within the UK has it equal share of cunts...

[@onlygazza]

I’m noticing a terrible thing happening in wales also, a far left leave the uk bunch that are horrible and bordering on racist, it’s very worrying because I’m a proud welsh person who likes the union and the hate you get off these left wing nutters is unreal ⚠️

[@12alocin]

These people, do they not realise that Wales wouldn't have a pot to piss in without England?

[@onlygazza]

@@12alocin I totally agree with you, a union between the countries is best, take the piss out of each other in sport but treat it as one big uk country as a whole 👍

[@thelastofus2872]

It's the UN who own this place now it matters not what Welsh people want or any of us, the nation is gone and it's been surrendered. Prince Charles will have to watch as his principality and nation is exterminated in slow motion. King of foreigners.

[@onlygazza]

@@thelastofus2872 absolutely not the uk decides things for itself since brexit, the un is a shit show that the uk is a part of and that’s it !

[@thelastofus2872]

@@onlygazza ok mate whatever you say

[@izobelsutton]

It is hard for a lot of us Geordies to understand this anti English feeling as we have no truck with any Scottish people and in England overall you rarely here of any anti Scottish feeling but an awful lot of anti Sturgeon feeling !! I wonder how she would cope if all the Scottish people working and living in England had to return home and all English businesses and money was returned from Scotland to England ?? Why she is so intent on making ancient history a reason for causing trouble today is symptomatic of all that is wrong in the World today.

[@jackielawson8491]

It seems the whole world is looking at ancient history,to back up why they hate the English

[@briangardiner3520]

I lived down south for many years and never had a bad word for being a sweaty Sock unless it was banter, it is the sad SNP and the pro Irish Celtic mob that possess the hatred and these are the ones that support Sturgeon. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@albionmyl7735]

Should Brits not stick together? There are so many threats outside.... from a German view we love them all...... and with the english we share a special bond as Anglo-Saxon family... 🇬🇧🇯🇪🇩🇪🌹

[@gazsm1]

I was born in Scotland and have lived in both England and Scotland but have an English accent. I had many Scottish friends in England, as well as Irish and Welsh. Apart from the friendly banter and calling Scots 'jocks' and Irish 'paddy' etc I never once saw or heard any hatred towards Scots. I watched as my local pub filled with English, wearing any type of tartan they could get to support Scotland in a football match. Moving back to Scotland, I have been at the end of some degrading, vile, and frankly nasty abuse for being English, even threatened with violence on several occasions. When I say I am Scottish and was born in Greenock, I nearly always get the same response, 'not with an accent like that!'. And my reply, 'is all that makes you Scottish your accent?'. This usually shuts them up! But, since the SNP came to power, I have seen firsthand the momentum of anti-english sentiment steadily rise and grow. It is a rhetoric practised by the SNP and encouraged within their supporters. Even police Scotland have reported a steady rise of anti-english hate, verbal abuse, vandalism, and actual bodily harm by Scots against English. This is how hitler caused the German public to hate the Jews, in almost exactly the same way. Coincidentally, hitler was the leader of a nationalist party! Sturgeon demands independence, at great cost and not just monetary, to Scotland. She thinks independence would mean a fairer Scotland free from Westminster rule. It would not be any fairer under independence, the same wealthy elite that ultimately control Westminster also control Scotland, the same corrupt banking system will also control Scotland. The SNP have 45 out of the 59 Scottish seats in Westminster, if they do not like or agree with how the current party, the Tories, run the UK, then force a change through parliamentary procedure, win the hearts and minds of the British people for fighting for the British people, force a change for the better in Westminster. But they don't; they just whine, complain, and collect their pay, expenses, and benefits happy to sit on the gravy train! This won't change if Scotland gets independence; the SNP and Sturgeons track record show this to be the case. she is every bit the liar, power-hungry despot Boris is! Sturgeon may have got a few things right, as pro-independant supporters love to point out, but what has been done right is far outweighed by what she has done wrong. It's a case that, even a broken clock is right at least once a day!

[@gingerbobful]

Absolutely 💯

[@stonemarten1400]

I’ve lived in Fife for over 20 years and still have my English accent. On occasion I’ve received some hostility, but often it’s the unusual way I dress, with wide-brimmed hats, berets and such that spark off the NEDs. I do speak somewhat posh for West Fife, so maybe it’s more of a class thing than anti-English? It is a bit hurtful on occasion and sometimes I have been tempted to ham-up a wee bit of a Scots lilt, but I think one needs to be confident and brave in the face of it, as there is no excuse for their meanness.

[@douglastodd1947]

you have to remember the SNP were supporters of HITLER and the NAZI REGIME , HELL THE LEADER of SNP had photos of himself taken with Hitler and the NAZI Youth Brigade at the EAGLES NEST LAIR. Lord Haw Haw arranged the Trip..

[@keegan773]

It’s the narrative from the SNP. Turning banter into hate. Always blame the English.

[@Lightandluck]

My family, friends and I went for a holiday in Scotland, Argyle, in 1988. For most of the two weeks we were treated as hated intruders. The most unfriendly place we have ever been. None of us ever returned.

[@johnmcintyre4241]

Ditto!

[@joopdaloop5840]

i think even the scottish would be intruders! anyone who’s an outsider

[@Support-your-local-team]

Lmao

[@im_that_guy]

There's an anti English problem in England.

[@suzuki-qo4rm]

Anti-tory problem more like. The rich elite have been manipulating the English working class into voting against their interests for a long time now

[@wolfcamera1]

The Rise of Ethno English Nationalism that was on show during Brexit by the media and online vitriol against Europeans has appalled most decent Scots... So there is a legitimate reason why fair minded Scots wish to be part of the Union no more as the union is really an English nationalist project with little concern for the voice of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and now Wales.

[@conor85882]

Im English on my dads side and we moved to Dublin when I was young. I was always made feel ashamed of my heritage growing up, and I’d routinely have to put up with anti English sentiment and I just had to sit there pretending and block it all out. I never denied who I was ever and never joined in.

[@niallb9558]

I hope things have improved for you all the best to you

[@SensibleMoniker]

It must be difficult living with irrational and prejudicial hatred - perhaps we should feel sorry for those with that mind-set.

[@mikemines2931]

Especially when kids get blown to pieces at a pop concert.

[@James-gf9jl]

I've always hated the name Greenwell. Irrational, I know.

[@SensibleMoniker]

@@James-gf9jl you have my sympathy - your day-to-day existence must be challenging.

[@JohnVilla1960]

I was in Edinburgh during the Euros football. I was in a pub with flags of all the countries in the tournament except the English flag. I thought it was rather pathetic. Apart from that I didn't have a problem. I have a Scottish name and have ancestors from there.

[@stonemarten1400]

I know a Crawford and he’s German (Dad settled in Germany with the military). People move around and we should all be more tolerant and understanding.

[@gerbiljaws1377]

This happens regularly . See pubs all the time during football and rugby major tournaments leave our flag out. I challenged one of the local pubs once and asked why and the barmaid replied 'the regulars said they'd rip it down if we put it up and a couple said they'd stop drinking in here so it's best to keep the peace" Seriously. This is in Edinburgh

[@MackerelCat]

The only people who call nasty behaviour "banter" are the perpetrators. Think of that A hole in your office that makes everyone's life a misery - that guy is the person who calls it banter, everyone else in the office calls it bullying.

[@bv3bv334]

A "growing" !!!! been here 25 years and it has ALWAYS existed ! And the ridiculous thing about it is that in England English people don't give a toss about Scotland or Scottish poeple ( in the nicest possible way)...All one way traffic. That tells us all we need to know.

[@damienoneill4355]

The English simply don't have the chip on their shoulder that other nations do. Think it comes down to self- confidence and tolerance.

[@suzuki-qo4rm]

@@damienoneill4355 Or arrogance and false pride. Celebrate the achievements of your corrupt forefathers without us if you will.

[@paulofsurrey4216]

The SNP gains from anti English sentiment in at least two ways. It helps them blaming Westminster for Scotland's problems. Any non SNP supporters leaving Scotland helps the SNP achieve their aims. They gain from turning the country into a narrow minded nationalist echo chamber.

[@Support-your-local-team]

You can't see the glaring irony that you deem "blaming Westminster" to be "anti English sentiment". Westminster is the parliament of the UK, not England. You clearly believe Britain and England to be the same thing if you think of the national parliament as English, with Scotland/Wales/N.I as side acts. It's attitudes like this that make Scots want independence.

[@wolfcamera1]

The Rise of Ethno English Nationalism that was on show during Brexit by the media and online vitriol against Europeans has appalled most decent Scots... So there is a legitimate reason why fair minded Scots wish to be part of the Union no more as the union is really an English nationalist project with little concern for the voice of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and now Wales.

[@minchul80]

@@Support-your-local-team As Neil Oliver pointed out in the interview, Westminster is used as a proxy term. The SNP used explicitly anti-English rhetoric until the about the mid-1990s, claiming that Scotland was held under one-party English rule. Then it became London rule. And eventually Westminster rule. People have long memories, and are not fooled by such a shallow makeover.

[@Support-your-local-team]

​@@minchul80 This is major clutching at straws. The SNP was completely irrelevant in the mid-90s. You'd probably find their policies on just about everything were massively different then to now. As for "Westminster rule", not only does that not sound anti-English to me but I can't find much evidence of it being used as a phrase. I'll remind you again that Westminster is based in London but should no more be considered an English institution than a Scottish or Welsh one, and your assumption that it's yours and not ours is the problem. The SNP were calling the Internal Markets Bill a "Westminster power grab" recently, but how is that anti-English (especially because it's clearly true)? For a party so hateful that there's 1,500 comments here alone calling them anti-English, it's amazing that the only "evidence" of this is people interpreting things they've said to put words in their mouth. The big irony here is that to most of these people Brexit was an independence movement of sorts which was absolutely fine, even though that campaign directly stoked up hatred of others. Could you imagine if the Yes side in the Scottish referendum ran on a pledge to remove non-Scottish Brits from Scotland? An Englishman in Scotland could vote in that referendum but a Scot in England couldn't, and yet independence is anti-English? Tell me how the Bulgarian and Polish people in the UK voted during Brexit? Oh wait they didn't get a vote, because the whole purpose of that was to kick them out. The double standards are unreal. Type "Bloody Nationalists" into Google images, that visualises the insanity of our situation.

[@minchul80]

@@Support-your-local-team Regardless of how popular the SNP were in the 1990s, it was the same people who blamed everything on Westminster who were castigating the English only a few years before. Most are still in the SNP now. How rare do you think the problem of Anglophobia really is in Scotland honestly? If you were to anonymously survey 100 English residents of Scotland, how many do you think would respond saying they had experienced anti-English abuse? Are you confident that they would make no connection at all with the rise of Scottish nationalism? The Labour Party also tried to brush allegations of anti-semitism within its ranks under the carpet. They rubbished the opinions of and bullied those who had experienced it, and indulged in exactly the same kind of whataboutery. The result was a full investigation by the EHRC (the only UK political party apart from the BNP to have had one), sacking of multiple staff, suspension of their own leader, payment of financial compensation, and a full and unequivocal apology from Kier Starmer. For a nationalist party that is desperately trying to rebadge itself as “progressive”, this really is the elephant in the room. The English are the largest “ethnic minority” in Scotland by a long shot. They could do a lot more damage to the fortunes of the SNP than the 300K British Jews, should they form a voting bloc or become more politically active.

[@fraserm803]

Im English....always loved the Scots and even quite admired the ones ive met....clever funny people, i dont see whats to H8.... i def dont have Scotphobia.

[@iancampbell3202]

I feel really sorry for the Scott’s watching their country destroyed by the SNP.

[@rabmcnair4488]

I do not like any political party and have never voted and I have many gripes with the SNP. However, Scotland has become a better country under the SNP and we have seen much more investment here. This never happened under Labour or Torries.

[@belltond1527]

@@rabmcnair4488 where do you think these investments come from? The UK government. That’s the problem with the SNP they take credit for other peoples work. Just look at their Instagram page

[@rabmcnair4488]

@@belltond1527 Sorry I forgot Scottish people and Scotland do not contribute to the treasury and we only get handouts from our benevolent English rulers. Oh wait, that is not actually true. The reality is that since 1980 Scotland have contributed more to the treasury per head of population in most years than the rest of the UK. So the rest of the UK is living of our hard work and innovation.

[@iancampbell3202]

@@rabmcnair4488 so every measurable under the SNP has gone down especially education that once was the the envy of the world. The most drug deaths in Europe. Healthcare down the toilet. Even the average age of dying has gone down under the SNP. That is definitely not a success. Scotland is now a terribly divided country and that is to be entirely laid at the feet of the SNP especially Sturgeon that complete nut job.

[@jonatho6677]

England’s in a far worse state. At least Scotland is still overwhelmingly Scottish.

[@davidreynolds6477]

I drove a lorry for 40 years and made quite a few trips all over Scotland and had more than my fare share of trouble in the pubs of Scotland so much so I stopped using them and just used service areas or transport cafes the trouble started as soon as I asked for a drink English accent red rag to a bull

[@casperwallace9685]

Maybe if it was every pub, it was you who was the problem.

[@garytyndall8271]

Westminster is not English it's full of foreign potentates , we the English, have no representation at all ,

[@cmdrreggit]

I'm English, I live in England, and I'm married to a Scot. But *neither* of us want to live in Scotland...go figure.

[@stonemarten1400]

It’s lovely countryside up here in Scotland and a pleasant place to live if you can put-up with the inclement climate and the odd, nasty wee stoat slouching about the Central Belt.

[@Support-your-local-team]

@@stonemarten1400 Sook sook sook.

[@rodneycooperLMSCoach]

I experienced it in Scotland for 27 years until I left last year. Now living in England. I always thought Sturgeon was whipping it up by constantly calling Westminster. Now she may not mean ordinary people but her followers in the country certainly do.

[@shaunrobjohn7712]

yes commies who hate everything they have been marginlised the poor things

[@shaunrobjohn7712]

@@shaunwalker2557 home under socialist halfwits we are global citizens with nothing unless colour of skin is your livid experience, what a parody

[@stephenharfield781]

I’m English and have lived in Scotland for nearly 27 years, don’t support the dreadful SNP and make no secret of it. I can honestly say that I have suffered no anti English sentiment, and regarding the SNP most of my Scottish friends agree with me.

[@stonemarten1400]

I’m also way over 20 years in Scotland, considered “English” by way of my accent (though mostly Irish and Scots by blood). I also despise the SNP. There’s plenty of mean, nasty and ugly wee stoats here in Scotland, especially in the Central Belt, as well as here in West Fife, but generally folks are really nice. Trips to the Highlands and Islands, down to the Borders and Galloway make it all worth while, but you do often have to tolerate the weather!

[@gerbiljaws1377]

Oh lucky you. I experience it weekly. Just because you don't suffer it it doesn't mean everyone else doesn't. Sweep sweep "I'm alright Jack"

[@davidgriffiths9624]

My Daughter and her husband who is 100% Scottish have left the lovely city of Edinburgh and moved to Cheshire because they did not want to bring there daughter growing up with this SNP hatephobia. We are all British just look at your passport.

[@jonatho6677]

Passport? So are third worlders British then?

[@davidgriffiths9624]

That's why if you vote for independence it will be the biggest brain drain since the Vietnam War.

[@archiemac99]

Neil Oliver is 100% correct. I was born in High Blantyre and EVERY time I visit my place of birth I am treated as an Alien. The fact that I have lived in England for over 70 years is the main factor despite ALL my relatives living in Scotland.

[@thelastofus2872]

This is sad to hear. English ppl are treated the same in England.

[@northernlight368]

I grew up in England, moved to Scotland in 2001 except a 2 year hiatus 2010-12 when we lived between both. I have one child born either side of the border. Whilst living in England my Scots husband was overwhelmed by how well he was received as a Scot, and it made him reflect on how the Scots behave in those situations. Personally I've only experienced direct racism due to being English on three distinct occasions, one from a boars director and one from a young person not in employment or education. The other was a staunch SNP colleague who responded with vitriol the day after the referendum vote, stating 'are you happy you got what you want'...which was fascinating as I'd never openly stated my position, and ironically had voted for independence whereas hubby voted for the union. I regret my vote for independence which was based on a sense of justice and retribution, and based on what I've seen from the SNP and Sturgeon since will never consider voting for independence again. The irony is, that London/Westminster is a law unto itself, and are as anti English to the North of England as they are to Scots.

[@casperwallace9685]

Oliver has never been right in his life, which is why he got booted out of his job.

[@casperwallace9685]

@@northernlight368 Yea, I worked in London and got worse from English people, and I have family in England. I flew home every weekend to get a break from the insults and terrible names they would call you. Even to this day, they still won't accept a Scottish pound as payment, but they liked too embarrass you at the checkout. Going home at night was a nightmare, the underground was just awful. People were just so rude. Glad, I got back to Scotland.

[@northernlight368]

@@casperwallace9685 I guess xenophobia doesn't mind where you are from or what colour/religion/sex/sexual preference/age you are, as long as you have a small closed mind xenophobia will thrive....

[@MebXVII]

As an Englishman I burst with pride whenever I hear the pipes of The Scots Guards. If SNP got their way I doubt there will be French or Germans who would do the same.

[@susanmitchell4744]

I hate ‘the pipes’ sounds like a cow in labour….they set my teeth on edge.

[@Treeman196]

@@susanmitchell4744 well plenty of Irish and black people hate the English

[@yehudimcewan5167]

@@susanmitchell4744 scientists have discovered that the baggies are the missing link between noise and sound. Copyright Danny Bhoy

[@Treeman196]

@MsMissy stating a fact that's all do you disagree ?

[@NZAnimeManga]

it was 55-45 for remaining in the UK - a 10pt lead (52-48 was Brexit)

[@kenmoore332]

Just a wee error...thinking about June 2016 no doubt.

[@alboy4]

And he thinks he’s a historian. 😂

[@distantplaces6560]

I’m English but used to visit Aviemore fairly regularly. I’ve encountered some very unpleasant anti-English racism in that area and it’s time we started calling it what it is…it’s racism based on a warped sense of Scottish nationalism. When the same attitude happens amongst a very small minority in England, they’re branded extreme right wing and neo-Nazis.

[@davidwynne3170]

I think that there has been a definite change. I live in the Pennines and I’ve been visiting Edinburgh regularly with work for 15 years. At first I found Scots to be friendly, down to earth, canny and a good sense of humour. Now I’m afraid to open my mouth and reveal my accent. I can’t wait to get out. It’s like an old Cold War movie, going behind the iron curtain and trying to keep my identity secret before escaping at Checkpoint Charlie. The irony is that I was born in Wales and moved to England at 18. But that doesn’t bother the SNP. I’m still an English Barsteward that personally exploited Scotland. It’s a shame it’s got that to that point, but at least I’m not stuck there.

[@casperwallace9685]

David you should write for Harry Potter, that's utter tosh. You should be ashamed of yourself.

[@nobbytang]

They need to reign it in as it will result in a resultant English backlash and rise in English nationalism and anti Scottish sentiment…

[@internetenjoyer1044]

that would be a good thing for them

[@nodruj8681]

So scary 😂

[@eagleowlish]

It exists. Families of very similar backgrounds living in the same street have disagreements, so it’s not surprising that this goes on. What worries me is the growth of anti-white people in the UK. We should all be focused on that!

[@gobboilino6285]

Racism towards the English is all over the world, oddly blessed and contrasted by with a reverence towards us that more than makes up for it. Oh and our neighbours are the worst and not just at the pitch, that's just an excuse. People should mind their own business.

[@lonewolfandcub668]

Well you do have a Scottish Nationalist government who leans towards a political extremist left and clearly behaves authoritarian behaviour.

[@jonatho6677]

They’re anything but nationalists. They’re commies who seek to destroy the union and rejoin the EU.

[@williammcmillan9344]

Ther is definitely anti English in Scotland. I've got friends and family who hate English who are all nationalists and celtic suporters. Makes me ashamed to be Scottish. Its a disgrace. Put also I know some people which are natural in terms of religion that just hate English people.. But I know plenty of people who don't have a problem with English people. Peace and love to all people regardless which country your from ❤️✌️

[@sarl2121]

You clearly have an issue with Catholics. How original!

[@jamesmchugh2342]

You are nothing but a bigot with that comment away back under your rock I take you are a new co supporter

[@williammcmillan9344]

I grow up has a Catholic and use to support celtic and I use to be anti English maself when I was a young teenager but grow out of it. Also my mum is a stonch Catholic and goes to Chapel every Friday and not got a bad bone in her body. So like I said am neutral and don't care what your religion is or who you vote for ✌️

[@gh8447]

Finally someone calling out the SNP for what it is. I was dumbfounded when people who supported Brexit were branded as being xenophobic, yet those same accusers wouldn't have said a word against the SNP.

[@derekmcmanus8615]

This...👆 Insane double standards from the left as usual.

[@garylake1676]

Orwell coined the term 'Doublethink', it's suitable for those who lack the ability of critical thought, the tragedy is, that one of their votes potentially negates the vote that has thought and substance.

[@johnlochness]

I'm English and have lived here for 15+ years and been subjected to very little of this, however I've seen "English out" scrawled on walls in the past and even knew an English couple who bought a thriving business which went bust because non of the Scots would deal with them, they wouldn't even answer the phone to them. I've had close friends make anti-English comments in front of me in unguarded moments, then pass it off as banter, it's that ingrained in their culture, so its nothing new. However lets call it what it is, it's racism!

[@DS-fk7ed]

I've been to Scotland a few times; every 5 years or so since the late 90's. The first time I went I had no problem, I was a teenager and I bought a Scottish flag which I put on my wall when I got home (next to my English, Welsh and Northern Ireland flags). I felt a sense of kinship with the Scots; like they are our close cousins. I was glad they had kept a sense of identity and thought of them as equals in a union of countries. As the years progressed each time I crossed the border into Scotland I felt less and less comfortable. Each time the people were less friendly, and the last couple of times I've been uncomfortable speaking openly with my English accent. The locals make it very clear I'm not welcome and I feel a great sadness in that. I would go as far as to say I no longer feel safe going to Scotland; last time I went (just before COVID) I took my Canadian partner to the Isle of Skye for a week - the relief I felt even seeing the border as we drove back home down the A1 was like a wave of fresh air. Even my partner could see the hostility toward me during our trip and we've both agreed never to holiday there again. Even worse is the attitude of young Scots here in England; I was recently 'dropped' by a Scottish friend. Although she lives in England, I quietly listened for several years as she regularly attacked the English (we are the worst people on the planet according to her) which I tactfully ignored until it became too much and I decided to defend my country; I told her that her hate was offensive and asked why she lived here if it was so awful. She flew into a rage and now we don't speak. Things have changed in Scotland, and attitudes have hardened. I think there is real hate up there, worse even than Ireland. Now I'm hoping Scotland votes itself independent; they can join the EU and be a totally separate entity. I don't think I'll be going there again which is a shame. My grandmother was born in Glasgow and I have great affection for that city. Such a pity.

[@matthewhegarty2873]

The irony is people in Scotland will call me an “English bastard” while drunk off Buckfast which is made in Devon, England!

[@nakkadu]

Have you ever been called an English bastard by someone drunk on buckfast it did you just make that up?

[@jascam74]

Isnt that a bit the same as the irony of people in England people driving on tarmac roads talking about those "Scottish bastards"?

[@alboy4]

@@nakkadu If he’s never been chibbed with the bottle, he’s just making it up.

[@matthewhegarty2873]

@@nakkadu a few times yes

[@matthewhegarty2873]

@@jascam74 when has that ever happened??

[@louicoleman2910]

The SNP is looking increasingly like fascists. Indeed, they were founded on fascist principles in 1934. And if you are stupid enough to think fascism is solely for right-wingers, I will point out that ‘Nazi’ stood for ‘Nationalist *Socialist*’, which perfectly describes the Scottish Nationalist Party. They obviously aren’t as extreme as Nazis and there’s hardly going to be a Kristallnacht of English businesses, but clearly English people and English sympathisers are the Üntermench of the situation and many in Scotland hate the English with a passion. This is a real concern and it is undeniable bigotry, a problem that will only get worse in my opinion, especially as woke leftists try to equate the very notion of Britain itself with racist oppression.

[@johnoakley6362]

The Anglophobia has been going on longer than the time of the SNP. I am married to a Scottish Lady, 42 years so far. On many visits to family in Scotland I have been on the wrong end of abuse or discrimination because I am English. I remember going to a fish & chip shop near to my Wife's uncle's house, and his son told me " John, whatever you do, don't speak to me or anyone else down this street, if they hear your accent we're in big trouble".

[@CefaCat]

Can the English, Welsh and northern Irish vote on Scottish independence please?

[@SuperAnders63]

No it isn't banter it is outright hatred and in today's climate it should be called out for what it is and always has been. Pure unadulterated hatred of the English. But then it is the same in Wales and NI. Yet it doesn't work the other way. Would there be the same number of Irish celebrating St George's day as there are English celebrating St Patrick's day ? I think not.

[@Gerzzo]

Shite....plenty racism towards other 3 nations in England...the arrogance of a nation on its last legs....no empire, no leadership and no hope...just a gang of elitist criminals robbing us blind!

[@cargumdeu]

I think there are nuances to this. For example, a plummy SE accent is somehow more offensive to the ears of a Scot than a rough Geordie one. There's a 'Londonphobia' at play within England too. During the war sailors from London and Liverpool would be at each others' throats more often than not. Take the silly 1960s word 'phobia' out of it and we are at heart a nation of tribes, with tribal loyalties and hard-wired prejudices.

[@lapamful]

The SNP are nationalist socialist, what does anyone expect?

[@Leo-pz5ge]

And the Scots think she's a patriot 🤣 also can't forget Humza Yousaf - Scotland too White!

[@Leo-pz5ge]

Heart attacks are up by 25% in Scotland she doesn't speak on that.

[@kennyandrews2630]

Listening to the discussion, I wonder what the difference between the SNP and BNP?.

[@alboy4]

What are the similarities?

[@mickmorrison]

The more people like Neil Oliver speak about so called anti English feeling the more it incites it. Tony Blair spouted the same words during the independence vote. I’m a Scot living in England, I had six English friends at my house for the Scotland vs England rugby match which Scotland won. All my friends were a bit miserable after Scotland won and there was some banter but that aside it was just another enjoyable party. It’s Westminster that is the problem not England, If Neil Oliver wants to help with good relationships between Scotland and England then stop talking promoting anti English rhetoric.

[@samshailer8530]

Tbh I feel very uncomfortable going to Scotland for exactly this reason. I don’t feel like that in Wales or Ireland.

[@gedhuffadine1873]

Always has been! I have only been there 3 times and every time I have been subject to anti English sentiment, I'm thick skinned and did not give a shit, however I shall never visit again. I did contact the Scottish tourist board about this but received no reply

[@shaunwalker2557]

thats because they were probably pissed and they used your message as a coaster and it got thrown out with the empties

[@damienoneill4355]

I'll never set foot in Scotland while the SNP are running the show... and that looks like it could be forever.

[@ktopics5876]

Cant understand the animosity towards the English up north. The feeling can sometimes be mutual but we see each other as the same when it comes down to it. And the English have never claimed to be perfect. But we have so much more in common than the Scots have with anyone in the eurozone. The EU just use the other countries in the United Kingdom against us. But at least when the UK make decisions we make them together. No matter how we disagree we could be so strong as a nation going forward as long as we stick together.

[@susangarbutt7189]

I find it is an insult to be called British when I am born and bred English.

[@stephenford8775]

My wife feels like that now, and she blames Sturgeon for it, she always called herself British, not now she's English.

[@sedekiman]

And you are protected by the BRITISH ARMY!

[@stephenford8775]

@@sedekiman Well you never no if N Ireland joins Roi, if Scotland gets independence with Wales, then we will have the English army, we hear this everyday so they have talked me into it.

[@stephenford8775]

@@spareemail2221 I totally agree with you mate.

[@kenmoore332]

Once the woman in the lilac top started talking I switched off. Utter tosh!

[@CatonaWall175]

I am from north east England but have had to face up to prejudice from other English people. You can call it banter but it's not much fun when you are on the receiving end.

[@G529-l3v]

Try being a Scouser...😁

[@alboy4]

@@G529-l3v Scousers are cool. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@wetincornwall6882]

Fair bit from westminster as well.

[@NONVIOLENTEXTREMIST]

No problem with the English..the crown and city of london, thats the problem also the catholic / protestant thing is way worse than the Scottish/english thing.

[@jamesfindlay7186]

YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD NEIL AND THE SNPS VIEWS AREN'T SCOTLANDS VIEWS AND I HOPE ALL THE SCOTS ALONG WITH MYSELF LET THE SNP KNOW HOW WE FEEL COME MAYS LOCAL ELECTIONS

[@internetenjoyer1044]

do you sense any shift in public opinion? Are Scottish people realyy as radically woke as the snp, and if not, have the rcent authoritarian legislation agitated them

[@jamesfindlay7186]

@@internetenjoyer1044 DEFINITELY BEEN TOLD NOT TO ATTEND A &E CONTINUATION OF MASK WEARING SEX SURVEYS FOR KIDS MONEY UNACCOUNTED FOR £12000000 ON A FAILED PASSPORT APP MONEY SQUANDERED THE LIST GOES ON EVERYTHING THE SNP TOUCH IS A FAILURE 15YRS OF FAILURES AND THEY CANT BLAME THE TORY GOVERNMENT AS THE TORIES DONT RUN SCOTLAND THEYLL BE THE RUINATION OF SCOTLAND

[@mikemines2931]

Peak oil year 12 billion to treasury Scots welfare bill same year 28 billion. Independence for Scotland please from an English taxpayer.

[@Amelia..B.B]

The worst I've ever experienced 'anti-English' was in Wales... Far, far worse than in Scotland, which definitely does exist. Scottish people can be nice, or a bit rude with the 'go back home' attitude, but in Wales it's pure hatred towards the English. Most unpleasant.

[@derekmcmanus8615]

Lol there are more Irish Tricolour flags in Wales than Ireland!

[@apebass2215]

I bet that was north Wales though, even the Welsh in the south don't like the Welsh in the north.

[@Amelia..B.B]

@@apebass2215 Tenby and Camarthen. Never experienced anything like it. Almost everyone was nasty and one person told me 'f off you English c' when I asked if they knew if there was a taxi rank nearby. I'll never set foot in that place again. I've lived in Scotland and Australia and experienced a bit of banter, but in Wales it was hatred on another level.

[@apebass2215]

@@Amelia..B.B Damn, that's savage. Sorry you experienced that.

[@apebass2215]

@@shaunwalker2557 bit much? 😬