I think that's a very thought-provoking and measured analysis of the way things have gone. I wish the Beeb could interview you on telly. One reason, though, I'd add for the lack of either Union Jackery or Saltiredom in the Edinburgh crowds is that inevitably, in Edinburgh, many of them are tourists from abroad. What a bonus for their hols! 'We went to Edinburgh and saw the British Queen being dead'!