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Entry: Which Scots conservatism: unionist or nationalist? Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/which_scots_conservatism_unionist_or_nationalist#27170 Post contents: Salty- There is some truth in that. Firstly, Airdrie and Coatbridge are certainly not in Glasgow, but are associated with it - they're, for want of a more precise term, satellite towns. Moreover, the sectarian position has always been relevant in such issues. 'Home Rule is Rome Rule' was on the lips of many Scotsmen back in the days when it was Ireland that caused the questions. Thereafter, Labour certainly dominated the Catholic vote in central Scotland - and there was a feeling that a vote for the SNP, quite oddly, could be a vote to change the religious balance. I have no doubt that the demise of the Tories in Scotland (who used to have some formal links with the Orange Order back in their Unionist Party days) led to a change in emphasis for some Protestants to the SNP. Sent at: 2008 08 28