Nationalist Parties - Professor Vernon Bogdanor FBA

Between 1886 and 1914, British politics was dominated by the Irish Question, and the Irish nationalist party exerted considerable pressure on British governments. Since 1974, the rise of the SNP has brought the Scottish Question into the forefront of British politics, and in 1998, legislation provided for devolution to the non-English parts of the United Kingdom.

There remain, nevertheless, strong pressures for Scottish independence, and in Wales there is a lively nationalist party, Plaid Cymru. How is the rise of nationalist parties to be explained?

[paxdriver]

Bravo, thank you so much for sharing this.

[colinwilliams]

If I was going to do a lecture about nationalist parties, I'd try to find out how to pronounce them. Underlined what I thought was a very Anglo-centic lecture.

[garry_b]

Excellent - very informative. Perhaps Karen Bradley should watch this?

[Conorguill]

The famine blamed ‘to some extent unfairly on British rule’ 😂

[erickleefeld]

Interesting that Thatcher was so disdainful of Scottish culture, while her economic policies could not have been possible without North Sea oil to buttress the entire UK economy. Guess that means the problem with Thatcherism is you eventually run out of other people’s oil.

[jlunan]

Nice to see British history from an English point of view

[Albert-Arthur-Wison]

I’m thinking quite seriously of establishing a nationalist party, based here in Slough. But, I still cannot decide whether to call it ‘ the English Party ‘, or, ‘ the England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Party ‘…

[damianbylightning]

Poor or token sketch on Welsh nationalism - which is, at least, as fascinating as any nationalist politics. Saunders Lewis and chums help explain much of the extremes and nuttiness of human thought and frailty that we witnessed in the 1st half of the 20th century.

[Ratzie]

I strongly disagree with the professors point that nationalist parties are about Identity and less about ideology. However I do understand where this is coming from. Not being from your isle myself, I will not go too far with this. I am unsure if he exclusively implies nationalist parties from the United Kingdom or in general. As I feel that in the Anglo-Saxon world nationals or "patriotism is more omnipresent and generally accepted as long as we talk about the state. When it is focussed on regionalism, it is frowned upon as with Scotland, Ireland and Wales.
In case of the second I strongly feel to disagree. I would surely not count "nationalism" as a full "-ism" like socialism, liberalism, etc. Moreso a tool used by political families to achieve a surtain goal, but still having core ideologic background that is more important that being "nationalst". Which is a concept that can be filled in at hoc. From French and imperial German state nationalism and current day American "patriotism" against grass roots culture and language nationalism of Brittany, the Basque region etc. State nationalism is generally "rightwinged" and "regionalism" left. And this ideologic colour is indicated by the colour of the opposite family: when you have a fascist Spain suppressing Basque language and culture, the opposition againt this is leftist. French politicized state nationalism (think FN / Le Pen) leaves no room for regionalist sympathies. While national feelings of being Frenchare important and present with the left AND right in France. In Germany, patriotism is generally shunned upon in general due to the recent historical context. So Germany is no reference material, but has influenced many neighbouring countries current day independance or regionalist movements. In Belgium, the specific circumstances around collaboration with the Nazi's during WWII has turned the Flemish independance movement from a left theme into one of the right. And here too these borders are hard.

[samuelelsby]

FFS Averts in Gresham lectures - ruined.

[ceciliawedgwood]

Listen to "Religious atrocities in Ireland" by Prof Alec Ryrie.

[Finn-nmci]

'CULTURAL CONSERVATION SOCIETY' we'll show you.

[douglasmiller]

Prof. Bogdanor is talking nonsense when he states an independent Scotland would cut itself off from its biggest trading partner, England and that if an independent Scotland wished to join the EU it would be forced to adopt the Euro. It's true an independent Scotland's trading relationship with England would change but it would be no more "cut off" than any other country trading with England. Also his belief Scotland would "have" to adopt the Euro is an old chestnut promoted by the Unionist "project fear" for the 2014 referendum, with little basis in fact. Additionally he points out Scotland has a 7% financial deficit and EU joiners must have not more than 3% but he blithly ignores the 7% is based on Scotland's current position is as a constituent part of the UK not an independent country with control over its own finances. An independent Scotland would control fully the oil and gas resources in its sector of the North Sea as well as massive wind and wave power resources, not require high military spending to maintain nuclear weapons, or contribute towards costly "English" projects like the High Speed Rail, Hinkley Point nuclear power station, Cross-Rail etc etc.

[marksadventures]

As England's place as a Empire was in decline was seen they should've then offered self rule to all areas of Great Britain. Independence for Wales, Scotland and all of Ireland should be. England has no place dictating to it's national neighbours.

[turboduckhead]

The SNP are not National Parties.
Sturgeon admitted herself she is an Internationalist before a Nationalist.