Menace

This year marks the centenary of one of the most scurrilous documents ever produced by an organisation in Scotland. The sentiments it expressed would be labelled as racist and sectarian today and would doubtless cause a national outcry. It described one group in Scottish society as a ‘menace’ and labelled them as feckless drunkards, responsible for crime, financial imprudence and stated that they were out to supplant the native Scottish population...