Raj

For many, many years Tam Dalyell was this area's MP. Titanic battles with the SNP's Billy Wolfe apart, he won easily in his latter days before West Lothian was split up due to population increase- largely the growth of Livingston New Town and private estates built for Edinburgh refugees who could not afford the horrendous property prices there.
However the sight of working people continually voting for a titled Old Etonian was somewhat ironic. Even his much lionised dissident views required examination as he was usually wide of the mark. We then had multi millionaire Robin Cook who once boasted that he could see his constituency from his Edinburgh home. He then moved to Merchiston in Edinburgh which even removed that link. However I suppose his replacement with a man of the people, Jim Devine, hardly ended well so who knows. Still we have had to endure Westminster representatives here who knew very little about everyday life.
Now retired Tam now says abolition of the Scottish Parliament should be on the 2014 referendum paper. A bit crowded already if increased poweres are added. A well known  opponent of devolution and, to be frank, outspoken British Nationalist, his views may seem eccentric in the extreme. He now reminds me of someone in post Independence India pining for the Raj whilst all around him is change. Still at least he has a stately home to console him.