Flying the saltire

In The Guardian, Simon Hoggart's interest in army kilts leads him to bemoan the Scottish influence in the UK Government:

"A flip through any MPs' guide will show you how completely the Scots are taking over.
They have four cabinet members, plus the Labour party chairman. They have the leader of the Liberal Democrats, and are likely to have the premiership - when and if Tony Blair's fingers can be prised away. Scottish MPs often change English law, even though they can't vote on the self-same measures as they apply to Scotland.
It is almost impossible for any English person to become a Scottish MP (I can find only the MP for Edinburgh North, and his name is Lazarowicz), but at least 22 Scots sit for English seats. They run the place.
And make the bloody kilts in Belarus, that's what I say."

Actually there are five Scots in the cabinet (Brown, Darling, Reid, Falconer and Des Browne), not including the party chairman (McCartney) nor Douglas Alexander (who is not a member but who attends cabinet).