It can sometimes seem like hardly a day passes by in Scottish politics without a social media storm. Yet the occasion of the latest disturbance may have seemed puzzling as the independence-supporting National sported a front page describing Labour’s latest “stairheid rammy” and calling the SNP “underdugs”. The occasion? A column by writer Matthew Fitt.
The reactions were numerous – and perhaps surprising. According to widespread opinion, Scottish identity is a (if not the) major driving factor in support for independence. Something as Scottish as the Scots language should surely find broad support in that camp? But no – widespread derision followed from all sides. “Jings and crivvens, help ma boab”; “My parents never left Angus but don’t speak that”; “This isn’t even Scots, just broken English”; and that most damning description of all, “slang”.
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