I am sure desperately referring to me as an “it” and complaining about “its behaviour” in a quote tweet before frantically editing the text to reply to me directly and quote-tweeting yourself is a display of social media composure. I wonder if you realise that copy-pasting the entire curriculum vitae of an Indian economic adviser does not transform a six-word political quip about Scotland being “one of the last remaining colonies” into binding international law or historical fact. A member of Modi's Economic Advisory Council calling Scotland “one of the last remaining colonies” does not miraculously rewrite centuries of documented history. No matter how many CVs you paste, Scotland was an independent nation that willingly voted for the 1707 Union, and Scots were heavily overrepresented as the generals, politicians, and administrators who built the British Empire in India. An offhand quote from an economist does not validate your fictional victim complex. Thick as mince yet again from another member of the Spice Boy's tag team.

It is hillarious to watch The National declare that a green revolution is impossible without “people power”, only to immediately lock that exact message behind a subscription fee. Nothing shouts, “mass grassroots movement” quite like demanding a £1 entry fee before anyone is allowed to participate. It is considerate of your editorial team to protect the general public from Pat Kane's revolutionary wisdom by ensuring only paying customers are permitted to see it😂.

It is absolutely cringe worthy to watch the flagship newspaper of the independence movement completely abandon political journalism in favour of cringe-inducing creative writing. Stamping “ANALYSIS” on a desperately unfunny imaginary sketch about Kemi Badenoch hoarding 14,000 Pot Noodles and Ed Davey taking South African Quaaludes is a spectacular display of editorial decline. When you cannot articulate a credible economic case for a new state, I suppose writing terrible fan fiction about Westminster politicians is the only option you have left😂.

I'm sure an evening television talk show guest list is the definitive hallmark of a brutal colonial occupation. How many actual colonies throughout history were mercilessly subjugated by having the rest of the country happily subsidise their public sector to the tune of £26 billion a year.😂 Embarrassing.

As your editor @LauraEWebsterr questioned earlier if I am “even a person”, let an actual person point out the massive fiscal amnesia behind this entire headline. You are reporting Dave Doogan’s claim that Westminster “pulled the wool over Scots' eyes” regarding a £1 trillion oil fund, while completely ignoring that the SNP’s own 2014 independence White Paper budgeted to spend 100% of projected North Sea revenues on day-to-day public expenditure, Just to plug Scotland's massive structural deficit. Setting up a Norwegian-style sovereign wealth fund requires decades of budget surpluses and strict fiscal restraint; not immediately spending every penny of oil tax receipts to keep public services afloat. You cannot accuse Westminster of hiding a piggy bank that your own economic blueprint planned to smash open on day one.

Having an SNP MSP sit on a panel with the Green Party to attack Labour over North Sea gas drilling is an astonishing level of political theatre. The Scottish Government literally released a statement officially welcoming the approval of new drilling for bringing “stability and certainty” to the sector, while their Energy Minister actively lobbied the Treasury to cut windfall taxes on energy giants.🤭 Staging a podcast to posture as uncompromising climate crusaders alongside Zack Polanski completely relies on your audience not noticing that your own party in Holyrood is currently rolling out the red carpet for North Sea extraction.😂

Claiming the UK Government spends “7x more on defence in the South East” is a lie. According to official MOD regional expenditure statistics for 2025/26, direct industry spending in the South East was £8.45 billion compared to Scotland's £2.53 billion. That is a multiplier of 3.3, meaning you have exaggerated the gap by more than double to manufacture a grievance. Furthermore, your grand declaration that an independent Scotland would “never let our north coast go undefended” directly contradicts your own party. Dave Doogan recently admitted the SNP would be prepared to “walk away” from UK military assets because a government facing a £25.3 billion structural deficit couldn't afford to run them. Complaining about the placement of surface vessels while actively campaigning to dismantle the UK armed forces that actually protect Scottish waters is laughable Lara.

Comparing breaking up a 300-year union to a missed Sunday round of golf! A golf game doesn't alter the missing guy's pension or currency. If you have to delete every undecided voter in Scotland to reach 52%, you don't have "a majority of Scots." 😂 Absolute thick-as-mince reply.

First, the SNP demanded a windfall tax on energy giants, and now you’re campaigning to scrap it as a 'supertax'. You can't oppose new North Sea licences in your national energy policy while simultaneously demanding tax cuts to encourage oil majors to keep investing.

International relations and foreign policy are strictly reserved matters under Schedule 5 of the Scotland Act. You were elected on a regional list with 7% of the vote. You don't have the authority or the democratic mandate to speak on behalf of all of Scotland on foreign policy.