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AbstractIn the Brexit referendum in 2016, Scotland voted 62 per cent Remain, and England 53 per cent Leave. This article explores whether this came about because more people in Scotland considered themselves 'strongly European' compared with people in England. Analysis of Scottish and British Social Attitudes survey data for 2017 shows that people in Scotland are significantly more inclined to say they are 'strongly European' (45 per cent) than in England (34 per cent), a finding that holds true across the spectrum of socio‐demographic and political variables. Nevertheless, the key predictors of being strongly European are similar in both countries: having liberal values, high levels of education, political party support, as well as being British, while in Scotland supporting the Scottish National Party and being in favour of independence are important. 'Being European' has taken on different meanings in Scotland and England as the aftermath of the Brexit referendum works its way through the political process.

This article focuses attention on an ongoing antiracism campaign in association football (soccer) launched in England and Wales in the fall of 1993 and subsequently in Scotland in January 1994. The "Let's Kick Racism out of Football" (LKROOF) campaign is the product of the London-based "race" equality organization, the Commission for Racial Equality, working in conjunction with the football associations of England, Wales, and Scotland. The article argues for the need for campaigns such as LKROOF to recognize the specificity of racism in different social (national/regional) contexts. It has been suggested that Scotland often "appears to contradict claims about trends in British soccer culture which are rooted in English evidence." The author will investigate the question "Is this also the case for the issue of racism in Scottish soccer?" In addition, recommendations are made for further research and for the development of sport-based antiracism campaigns in the future.

Acts of ratification of the treaty of union as passed by the parliament of Scotland and England: p. 527-566. ; "An abstract of the proceedings on the treaty of union within the Parliament of Scotland . With observations thereon": p. 285-527. ; Life of Defoe (p. i-xxiv) by George Chalmers. ; Mode of access: Internet.