“People said ‘Yes sir!’ ‘No sir!’, touched their cap and it was a kind of very rural, feudal society. That’s all changed and people are having this discussion on an independent Scotland now. And people are not afraid to have this discussion.” BONUS 1:...

Scotland’s Sports Minister Shona Robison said: “Rangers and HMRC are continuing dialogue and we want an agreement which will let the club stay in business.” And Scottish Labour’s spokeswoman on sport, Patricia Ferguson MSP, said: “It would be a sad day...

However, Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie said: “The corporation deserves credit for standing up to the First Minister. He is more like a tinpot dictator than the BBC will ever be.” Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson said: “This is just more...

The First Minister is more like a tin pot dictator than the BBC will ever be." Ruth Davidson, his Tory counterpart, said: "This is just more bully-boy tactics from Alex Salmond and an embarrassing way for Scotland 's First Minister to behave." Patricia...

"That's what you get in tin-pot dictatorships, You're not meant to get it in the BBC." Scottish Labour called on Mr Salmond to apologise and withdraw his use of the term "Gauleiter". Its external affairs spokeswoman Patricia Ferguson MSP said: "People...

That's what you get in tin-pot dictatorships. You're not meant to get it in the BBC." Scottish Labour called on Mr Salmond to apologise and withdraw his use of the term "Gauleiter". Its external affairs spokeswoman Patricia Ferguson MSP said: "People...