Kevin McKenna: Britishness has been annexed by the English political classes

THOSE of us Scots who like to see England do well at World Cups have had an easier time of it these last couple of weeks. The refrain “anyone but England” is noticeably less popular in Scotland this year than at any other time in the last two decades or so. Admittedly, the research to justify such an observation has extended little further than assorted tabloid phone-in columns and the reactions of friends and families when I said I hoped England would beat Colombia the other night. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/business_hq/opinion/16339559.kevin-mckenna-britishness-has-been-annexed-by-the-english-political-classes/