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# Thatcher's Scottish legacy
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/thatchers-scottish-legacy/
- Published: 2008-08-29T12:08:40.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:41:32.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:41

In his latest contribution to OurKingdom's debate about the future of the UK, [Gerry Hassan](https://www.opendemocracy.net/article/ourkingdom-theme/thatcher-s-shadow-over-salmond) points to the limits of nationalism as a response to neo-liberalism. Scotland's nationalist leader Alex Salmond has inadvertently whipped up a media storm by arguing that Scots 'didn't mind the economic side of' Thatcherism. The furure has exposed the contradictions of a country where mainstream politicians are as united in tacitly accepting Thatcher's legacy as in publicly abominating her policies.