How could I not have noticed this character before? Step forward, Jay Kay from Dunfermline.

Not quite so entertaining as his diminutive namesake (pictured) but this kind of thing would be pure comedy if the consequences of such ideas ever passing from the fringes into the mainstream weren’t so serious. I’ll render his most revealing words and phrases in red.

From 4th April 2007, on Labour’s counterarguments to the SNP’s economic platform:

Ive got a message for Blair, Brown and Mc Cronie, away back to England with you and take jack with you, the people of Scotland are sick fed up with all your lies and cheating and stealth taxes just remember the budget.

From 22nd May 2007, on the importance of addressing environmental issues:

Oh and global warming, its just going to bring more of them over, how much longer is it going to be before counties close to the equator are uninhabitable thus the natives of those move further north to escape. The Scots then get squeezed out of thier own country because we no longer own the land and are forced to move to England eee ghads the thought of it yikes, me no likey.

From 11th July 2007, on the modern, friendly face of civic nationalism:

WE CAN do it on our own, and OH BROON you better get your hoose on the market because in an indepenant Scotland your won't be very welcome. You can stay in London where you belong.

From 24th May 2008, on his carefully considered reasons for supporting the SNP:

I for one will never vote Tory again EVER and cameron can take that to the bank, as for Nulabour, broon should be facing criminal charges for what he has done, and as for those loathsom MP's who use our money so they can hide the illegal sums being claimed on their expenses, I for one want to obtain that document and read it in great detail. All pigs to the trough every one of them, thats why wee eck is making them all nervous, an honest politician with morals being booted at every turn by the english masters at westmonster. To say I hate these greedy politicians is an understatement.

From 30th May 2008, on the perceived benefits of Scottish independence:

I say we begin by building a huge hadrians wall with machine gun turrets and barbed wire to keep that lot in westmonster out as no doubt most of them have second homes here which get used for two weeks each year.

And finally, earlier today, on the Saltire being a national, not nationalist, symbol:

your talking about the saltire? thats our flag and no other … We true scots should have this represented throughout the world ... This the saltire is our flag.

Delightful. Let’s just hope this “Virtual Insanity” goes “Deeper Underground”. Groan, sorry!