Article: March of the mcmafia; From the Cabinet to captains of industry, from Quango queens to a media elite, Scots dominate English public life as never before. Here one (Scottish) writer warns- beware the backlash.

Byline: DAVID STENHOUSE

WHEN Gordon Brown this week became the longest serving Chancellor in British history, it was not merely a moment of personal achievement, it was another remarkable landmark in the tartan takeover of Britain.

Throughout the past few years, men and women from Scotland have come to dominate British politics in a way that is unprecedented in both its scale and success.

As a proud Scot, a broadcaster and journalist who has chosen to work mainly in his native land, I have spent much of the past two years in England researching this Caledonian coup.

And what I discovered gives profound cause for concern.

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