Sectarianism (anti-Irish racism) has been a blight on modern Scotland. Today, it is blamed on the lower orders, particularly football fans. Sectarianism like other forms of racism, however, originates at the top of society and travels down the ladder. It is intertwined with Scotland's role in subjugating Ireland and began as a reaction to the mass migration of Irish people fleeing the Great Famine.
'The Old Divide: Sectarianism in Scotland looks at the roots of this problem and its toxic record and concludes that unless we understand and confront this history, it will remain a stain on Scottish society. |
