I blame the BBC

As UKIP win a European Parliament seat in Scotland, Alex Salmond criticises the London-centric BBC for giving the party publicity north of the border, and thereby encouraging people to see that there might be an alternative.

Meanwhile, commentators from Janet Daley to Rod Liddle berate the London-centric BBC for not understanding the depth of feeling that produced a strong UKIP vote.

Quote for the Week 12

'SNP leader, Alex Salmond, a stubborn single-issue politician with a chip on his shoulder about the English. (That's except for Scottish readers, for whom he is a pertinent and witty statesman with an interesting slant on the devolution issue.)'
- Have I Got 1997 For You (BBC Books, London, 1996)