PM Rishi Sunak’s rambling rant in which he implied Scottish independence supporters are “extremists” is set to go down in history as a massive misstep. Tagging the half of Scots who support independence onto the list of deplorables starting with Vladimir Putin shows just how far the Unionist cause has fallen since its “lead don’t leave” pitch in 2014.

The speech was delivered against a backdrop of actions by the UK government that many might see as examples of right-wing extremism.

The fact the Prime Minister of the UK is trying to label a fully democratic, civic and internationalist home rule movement as extremists tells you more about the UK than it does about those that believe in Scotland. The great irony in this is that it’s the UK Government and its copycat opposition/government in waiting that are the extremists. The two London parties are turning the UK into an embarrassment. This shows how urgently Scotland needs the powers to make all the decisions that matter to Scotland in Scotland and by the people of Scotland.