After a post-election period of linguistic moderation, Boris has moved firmly back onto the offensive. In a newspaper interview today, he blithely described the supposed English antipathy for “forking out for things in Scotland”:
“They’re forking out for things in Scotland and you’ve got Scottish MPs, the Prime Minister and Chancellor, who are treating the country in an inequitable way.”
Angus Robertson, SNP Westminster leader, has fiercely replied that:
“When Boris Johnson gets up in the morning, he should thank his lucky stars that Scottish oil revenues are keeping the London Treasury afloat. And at bedtime, he should express his gratitude to the rest of the country for the Lottery good causes money being diverted to fund the London Olympics.”
“Now that Boris is elected, it’s time for him to get real. Public spending per head is higher in London than in Scotland. Even his predecessor, Ken Livingstone, eventually realised the error of his ways and accepted that Scotland subsidises the UK exchequer. Educating Boris in financial reality might prove more difficult.”
Boris will surely be keen to reply to the latter slur, but presently he’s a little busy attempting to locate half a million pounds.
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I think educating Boris in any kind of reality is going to prove a difficult job.