SNP

The Scottish National Party is committed to holding a referendum on independence for Scotland, but in the three years since it formed a minority government opinion polls are split on whether Scots back breaking away from the UK. 

THE SALMOND SHOW

"We've got what it takes" says the SNP website, followed by a rolling list of things the party has what it takes to do, from being independent to driving recovery. People might quibble with the use of the first person plural because this is the Alex Salmon Show. There are four photographs of the SNP leader on the homepage. No one need worry about not having heard of anyone else in the party, the party's not that concerned about it.

A PARTY OF GOVERNMENT

"Scotland needs champions" says the legend on the Saltire in the middle of the homepage. Click on the link and you are taken to this party political video:



And what a video it is. A young man walks down the street waving to people, shaking hands and high fiving. A beautiful young woman, concerned that our hero is doing far too much walking, offers him her bike. After more waving he gets off the bike, walks to the top of a mountain and starts shouting "come on, come on, come on." All the people he met on his journey through the streets and fields look up to the sky with smiles on their faces. Cut to Alex Salmond talking about the SNP being Scotland's champion. Cut to London and a young couple walking over Westminster Bridge. "Come on, come on" says the sky above them. They can even hear this man in London? What a set of lungs on the fella. Now that's champion.

14 April 2010