Unfortunately, I suspect it's just another side effect of everything that has happened in recent years. It's wrong I think to see it as an example of deliberate antagonism, on the contrary, it's more of an indication of the lack of willingness to care much what Westminster thinks or decrees anymore.
Many I know, who were once fiercely loyal to the union, now feel that "these are not my people".
Which is a bit sad really, but I suspect, is increasingly inevitable.
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