A LABOUR councillor has been criticised online for claiming the UK was a “partnership of equals” from the beginning in a BBC documentary.
A LABOUR councillor has been criticised online for claiming the UK was a “partnership of equals” from the beginning in aIn the first episode, Olusoga tells viewers about the Company of Scotland – also known as the Scottish Darien Company – which was an overseas trading firm created in 1695 that ultimately failed as thousands succumbed to hunger and disease during expeditions.
In his assessment of this particular piece of history – which came just over a decade before the Union was formed - McGuire said the Darien scheme showed Scotland couldn’t go it alone before adding: “This was a partnership of equals from the start.” Luke Smith, of Young Scots for Independence, shared the clip and said: “A colonial folly from the 1690s does not make a particularly credible argument for the modern Union.”"The success of the Panama Canal should show him what a great idea it was. But no, he'd rather talk down his own country.”We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories.
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