In this short book, part of Argyll Publishing's discussions series of social policy topics, Chris Harvie argues that the Scottish political community is small, exaggeratedly middle class and weak. Into such a vacuum created by a timid establishment, facile ideology and reactionary populism can flow.
Coming from a life-long enthusiasm for Scottish self-determination, such a situation rings alarm bells for Harvie. Mending Scotland raises the questions that need to be asked in a modern country that is serious about tackling its own problems in economic policy, in the acceptance of received wisdoms by a passively obedient media, in the value of a social agenda, in transport policy and approaches to energy and conservation.
In this short book, part of Argyll Publishing's discussions series of social policy topics, Chris Harvie argues that the Scottish political community is small, exaggeratedly middle class and weak. Into such a vacuum created by a timid establishment, facile ideology and reactionary populism can flow.
Coming from a life-long enthusiasm for Scottish self-determination, such a situation rings alarm bells for Harvie. Mending Scotland raises the questions that need to be asked in a modern country that is serious about tackling its own problems in economic policy, in the acceptance of received wisdoms by a passively obedient media, in the value of a social agenda, in transport policy and approaches to energy and conservation.