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Jimmy Leach
Jimmy Leach is editorial director for digital for The Independent.
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An esteemed colleague, of Irish background, looks gloomily to the day after the first test when the British Lions, having lost, become the British and Irish Lions.
Similarly, Andy Murray's Scottishness is a flexible thing for the media. He has become increasingly British as he has risen in the rankings. Which means that, following his win at Queen's, according to this, he is 82% Scottish.
A first week defeat at Wimbledon and he'll be heading back to the Irn Bru and Krankies on the sliding scale, and be Scottish once more. Win Wimbledon three times and he'll be 'elevated' to English.
Similarly, Andy Murray's Scottishness is a flexible thing for the media. He has become increasingly British as he has risen in the rankings. Which means that, following his win at Queen's, according to this, he is 82% Scottish.
A first week defeat at Wimbledon and he'll be heading back to the Irn Bru and Krankies on the sliding scale, and be Scottish once more. Win Wimbledon three times and he'll be 'elevated' to English.
