Glasgow alienated by London: MLA

DUP MLA Gregory Campbell says Glasgow’s yes-vote in the Scottish referendum last week was a reflection of the city’s disaffection with central government.

By Kevin Mullan

Published 26th Sep 2014, 21:42 BST

“The voting in the two principal cities is no coincidence in that the relatively more affluent Edinburgh was 61 per cent no and the relatively less affluent Glasgow was 53 per cent yes,” he said in the Assembly on Monday.

“The referendum was more to do with disaffection from central government and the sense of economic isolation from the south-east of England, and that can resonate with people in Northern Ireland,” he added.

Mr Campbell went on to say that with the union newly-reaffirmed he hoped the issue was now parked for another generation.

“So hopefully, we can move on. As I said, the Scotland referendum is now finished,” he said.

“It is done and dusted, and we now get down to the hard work of ensuring that people do not feel disaffected, irrespective of which part of this United Kingdom they live in and belong to,” he added.