. ▁ ▁Other ▁views ▁ ▁G ove ' s ▁proposal ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁Royal ▁Y acht ▁cost ing ▁£ 6 0 ▁million ▁was ▁made ▁public ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Nick ▁C leg g ▁critic ised ▁the ▁idea , ▁calling ▁it ▁" a ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁ha ves ▁and ▁the ▁have ▁y ach ts ". ▁ ▁G ove ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Scotland ▁should ▁remain ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁Scotland ' s ▁strength s ▁complement ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁While ▁deeply ▁critical ▁of ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁and ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁G ove ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁" there ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁more ▁ben ign ▁emp ires , ▁and ▁in ▁that ▁I ▁would ▁include , ▁almost ▁pre - em in ently , ▁the ▁British ." ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁described ▁the ▁concentration ▁of ▁Old ▁E ton ians ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁coal ition ▁as ▁" rid icul ous . ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁where ▁you ▁can ▁find ▁a ▁similar ▁situation ▁in ▁any ▁other ▁developed ▁economy ." ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁G ove ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁winning ▁team ▁in ▁Gr amp ian ▁Television ' s ▁qu iz ▁show ▁Top ▁Club , ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁school ▁chap lain ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁family ▁comedy ▁A ▁Fe ast ▁at ▁Mid night . ▁ ▁G ove ▁was ▁port rayed ▁by ▁actor ▁Oliver ▁M alt man ▁in ▁the ▁