ONLY a third of Scots say they feel a connection with English people, a poll has suggested.
The Our Scottish Future survey found only 33% of Scots feel "common bonds" with "English people in general", against 52% who said they did not.
Meanwhile, the poll showed only 17% said they felt “common bonds” with Londoners, compared to 65% who said they did not.
On the same question, Scots said yes by large margins when it came to Geordies (58%), the Welsh (57%) and Liverpudlians (46%).
Former Labour leader Gordon Brown - who set up the think tank - said the poll showed Scotland has a problem with a “London-centric system".
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He will argue for constitutional change in both Scotland the UK at an event in Edinburgh on Thursday.
But the SNP's deputy leader Keith Brown insists Labour are as determined as the Tories to impose a hard Brexit on Scotland, and the only way the country can prosper is through independence.
The former justice secretary said: “Scotland is suffering from ever-tightening Westminster control.
“Independence, by contrast, will mean a partnership of equals with our friends in the rest of the UK.
“Scotland was ignored by Westminster when we were forced out of the EU and Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown’s Labour Party are as determined as the Tories to impose a hard Brexit on Scotland – which means lower living standards and higher food prices.
“Independent European countries that are like Scotland are both fairer and wealthier than the UK. So with all our talent and resources, why not Scotland?
“Keir Starmer has done absolutely nothing to protect Scotland from the Tories but with independence we can get rid of Tory governments Scotland doesn’t vote for, for good.”
Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham will speak at Brown's event, as will Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar and actress, comedian and writer Arabella Weir.
A report authored by the former PM for Labour recommended abolishing the House of Lords and replacing it with a new, democratic upper chamber.
The former chancellor said: “Our poll shows that Scotland’s problem is with Whitehall, Westminster and a London-centric system.
“Many parts of the rest of the UK also feel detached from a centralised state.
“That’s why this week we’re bringing to Scotland the First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford, the mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and the mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin.
“They will talk about how, across the whole of the United Kingdom, we can fight for change we can believe in.”
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