Scottish election: Six terrible London media takes – and three that are spot on
EVERYBODY knows the London media just don’t get Scotland. Every so often, something happens "north of the border" (usually an election or a referendum) which means that they need to start PAYING ATTENTION. Wait a minute, could this be the end of the Union? Have Salmond and Sturgeon fallen out?? Why don’t the Scots like Boris??? The Westminster press pack's knowledge of Scottish politics – and particularly the driving forces behind the movement for independence – is already pretty much non-existent. But their understanding of Scotland’s electoral system is even worse. Scotla...