{"product_id":"born-under-a-union-flag","title":"Born Under a Union Flag","description":"\u003c!-- Hook --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExploring identities, belonging, and what it means to be born into contested histories.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- Tagline --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers interested in identity, history, and the personal stories behind big questions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"zMilMK\"\u003eA book about the relationship of a football club to a political decision? On one level this is madness. But in Scotland it makes perfect sense.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"SrVT78\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"wKSeDG\"\u003eWhat do Rangers mean to Scotland and what does Scotland mean to Rangers?\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"90QhWY\"\u003eWhat do Rangers mean to Britain and what does Britain mean to Rangers?\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"5outny\"\u003eHow does the club and the game interact with the world around it?\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"CnE5Xw\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"lmcWYu\"\u003eQuestioning how British and Scottish identities fit into supporting Rangers, \u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"HJfZdT\"\u003eBorn Under the Union Flag\u003c\/em\u003e provides the first solid exploration of the relationship between sport and national identity.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"ib66O2\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"CjupVj\"\u003eWell-known and informed contributors from both sides of the independence debate, including Harry Reid, Iain Duff, and Will McLeish, all lend their disparate viewpoints this book, showing just how nuanced – and difficult – the discussion really is.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"XXrNVG\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"RnKcdN\"\u003eA must-read for anyone interested in Rangers, the history of Scottish football, or the independence debate.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"iarEuW\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"LT6uHS\"\u003e\u003cem data-sleek-node-id=\"gAvTnZ\"\u003eLike a great football match, when the final whistle is blown, the players will shake hands and move on. If they have any sense, the winners will be magnanimous in victory; the losers will rue the day but accept the result nonetheless. I guess the one thing neither side wants is a draw and a replay. But that’s up to the voters.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Why You'll Love This Ebook --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthentic Scottish voices\u003c\/strong\u003e and captivating narratives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRich cultural heritage\u003c\/strong\u003e woven throughout every page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by Luath Press\u003c\/strong\u003e, Scotlands leading independent publisher.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInstantly accessible\u003c\/strong\u003e through The Grey Hill App.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- About the Author --\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"PItBkw\"\u003eCOLIN ARMSTRONG is a former columnist for both Rangers News and the Rangers match-day programme. He contributed to the book Ten Days that Shook Rangers (Fort, 2005) and Follow We Will: The Fall and Rise of Rangers (Luath Press, 2013, and has written extensively on the subject of Rangers for other media, including When Saturday Comes, The Rangers Standard and WATP Magazine. Born in Glasgow, he now lives in Falkirk with his wife Shona and their two children Connor \u0026amp; Sophie.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"AHaXut\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"UuK3oc\"\u003eALAN BISSETT is a novelist, playwright and performer. He was Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland writer of the Year in 2011 and in 2012 was shortlisted for the Creative Scotland\/Daily Record Writer of the Year award. His most recent novel, Pack Men, about a trip by Rangers fans to the UEFA Cup Final in Manchester, was called by Irvine Welsh ‘a landmark in Scottish fiction’ and was shortlisted for the Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Novel of the Year. He is active in the Yes Scotland campaign and is currently writing a play about Graeme Souness.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"sqXhPU\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"vn7O9o\"\u003eIAIN DUFF is an award-winning journalist with almost 20 years’ experience of writing for publications in both England and Scotland. He joined Glasgow’s Evening Times as a news reporter in 1995 and two years later became the paper’s chief reporter at the age of 25. The same year he won the prestigious UK Press Gazette Scoop of the Year award and was nominated as Scotland’s young journalist of the year. He later joined the Press Association, where he was Scottish editor for six years. His books include Follow on: Fifty Years of Rangers in Europe (Fort, 2006) and Temple of Dreams: The Changing Face of Ibrox (DB, 2008).\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"vcfMq7\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"XFT0z3\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/luath.co.uk\/pages\/john-gow\" data-sleek-node-id=\"0WRwzT\"\u003eJOHN DC GOW\u003c\/a\u003e is a freelance writer who is a regular contributor to ESPN on Scottish football and Rangers FC, and has contributed to football magazines such as Away End. He is also a co-founder of The Rangers Standard. Besides writing about football, he is particularly interested in studying Rangers and their relation to sectarianism, both in ending the backward form of hatred, but also how it relates to freedom of speech and belief.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"efxjcs\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"NG1IRv\"\u003eALASDAIR MCKILLOP is a co-founder of The Rangers Standard. He is the co-editor of Follow We Will: The Fall and Rise of Rangers (Luath Press, 2013) and a contributor to Bigotry, Football and Scotland (Edinburgh University Press, 2013). He is a regular contributor to the online current affairs magazine Scottish Review, where he writes about sport and politics.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"NxYZvj\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-sleek-node-id=\"dAmjDh\"\u003eWILL MCLEISH was born in Glasgow and spent more than ten years playing semi-professional football in Scotland. He is a former BBC Scotland sports broadcast journalist and was First Minister Alex Salmond’s political spokesperson from 2007–2011 (Special Adviser).\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"jxkdai\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"nIYHpn\"\u003eEILEEN REID Is Head of Widening Participation at the Glasgow School of Art. She was formerly Lecturer in Philosophy and Politics at Langside College, and philosophy columnist with the Glasgow Herald and Scottish Review. As a columnist and in her current role she deals with a wide range of political, social and cultural issues, with particular emphasis on education, poverty and under-representation in Scotland’s institutions. She is also the eldest daughter of Jimmy Reid and works closely with researchers, biographers and others interested in her father, and working-class culture generally.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"0G7Tsl\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"029Zru\"\u003eHARRY REID Is a former editor of The Herald and author of a number of books including Outside Verdict: An Old Kirk in a New Scotland (Saint Andrew Press, 2002) and The Final Whistle: Scottish Football – The Best and Worst of Times (Birlinn, 2005). He holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow for his services to journalism.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"J3MO5T\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"YWcuD6\"\u003eGAIL RICHARDSON is a popular blogger and prominent member of the online Rangers community. A lifelong Rangers fan, she attended her first game at Ibrox when she was six years old. She is a socialist and a feminist.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"87Ge5v\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"2yo0Tr\"\u003eJOHN ROBERTSON has been Member of Parliament for Glasgow North West since 2000. He worked for British Telecom for over 30 years, during which time he was active in the Communications Workers Union and West of Scotland chairman of Connect union. 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He is co-editor with Ronnie Esplin of It’s Rangers For Me? (Fort, 2007) and Rangers: Triumphs, Troubles, Traditions (Fort, 2010). He is the co-author, also with Ronnie Esplin, of The Official Biography of Rangers (Hachette Scotland, 2011).\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"VP7sQW\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"HfmMSd\"\u003eALLAN WILSON is from Glasgow. His short story collection Wasted in Love was shortlisted for Scottish Book of the Year in 2012. He is a founding member of Scotland Writers FC and is working on various novels, short stories and plays.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"OxqgEm\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"5VeZDc\"\u003eRICHARD WILSON is a Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC Scotland, having previously written for The Herald and the Sunday Times Scotland. He lives, works and is immersed in football in Glasgow, a city that is also, captivatingly, full of contradictions.\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"tYolDN\"\u003e\u003cbr data-sleek-node-id=\"IOTQoa\"\u003eALEX WOOD is a retired headteacher. He was born in 1950, and spent his early years in Brechin, Girvan and Paisley. He writes on education for the Times Educational Supplement Scotland and other journals. He is now completing a book on his experiences over four decades at the front line in Scottish schools. Throughout his life he has had an active interest in politics. He was a member of the Labour Party from 1968 until 1986, was twice a parliamentary candidate and for seven years a councillor on Edinburgh District Council. 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