Ruth Davidson mocks ‘Pinocchio’ Nicola Sturgeon for saying she’s not a nationalist
The SNP leader said recently that she wanted her party to have a different name because she doesn't like nationalism
NICOLA STURGEON was today mocked for claiming that she is not a nationalist and wants the SNP to change its name.
Scotland's First Minister said recently that she wishes her party were called "something other than the Scottish National Party".
She insisted that the Scottish independence movement was "removed" from other forms of nationalism across the world.
But Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson ridiculed that claim - saying that Ms Sturgeon's rejection of nationalism "would make even Pinocchio blush".
The SNP boss told fans last week that she dislikes the idea of nationalism because it is often used to fuel right-wing politics.
Speaking at the Edinburgh Book Festival, Ms Sturgeon said: "The word is difficult.
She summarised the SNP leader's comments as: "Her nationalism is better than all the other types of nationalism.
"Hers is unique and good and people would understand it better if all these foreigners weren't polluting the term by practising the wrong type."
Miss Davidson claimed that the SNP's nationalist ideology had prevented it from tackling Scotland's problems in case it undermined the case for independence.
But SNP figures said the Tory leader was being hypocritical because she has previously used the Union Jack in photo opportunities.