Racism alive and unwell in Scotland / Sunday Herald, 17 October 2007
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Graham Campbell
"THE EXISTENCE of a very different national identity in Scotland and of a more progressive, left-of-centre political culture was again cited at the Seeking Asylum - A Scottish Perspective conference in Glasgow last week as a reason for a relatively lower level of racism and greater acceptance of asylum seekers than down south. Rising more than 140% since 2002, racial attacks have got noticeably worse since 9/11 shone a light of suspicion on Scotland's Muslim communities - raising the spectre of terrorism. That multiplied after 7/7 and Glasgow Airport as asylum seekers were tagged with the potential terrorist label."