What did you do last Saturday? A spot of shopping? A bit of exercise? A catch-up with friends? Congratulations, you are a normal, well-adjusted person. I did none of these things because I am a saddo political anorak.
On Saturday in Edinburgh there were two political conferences and I went to both. In the morning I chaired a panel discussion at a Scottish Fabians meeting at Central Hall, in Tollcross. Then in the afternoon I attended an impressively large event in the Assembly Rooms, in George Street, called “The Break-up of Britain?”
Both gatherings took place within a few minutes walk of each other. Each had much to commend it. But the differences between the two were a stark reminder of some home truths in