Andy Murray finally got the monkey off his back and won a grand slam tournament. A moment of personal triumph one would think. Yet there are Scottish nationalists who wish to hijack it. They want it to be Scotland's win and to play on his Scottishness.
The point is not whether he is Scottish or British - he's bot h a Scots Brit (just like Sir Chris Hoy and all the other team GB medallists, including Murray, who represented Britain at the Olympics). The point is rather though can we not just celebrate the personal triumph without it becoming a political football?
The Internet has metaphorically shrunk the world, we are all e citizens together now so let's not emphasise those nationalistic tendencies too much and just celebrate the achievements of another who deserves personal recognition.
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