Mr Sunak is currently seeking to be Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

He is also a former Chancellor of the Exchequer and would therefore be expected to know the internal political mechanics of his own country.

At the Scottish Conservative hustings Mr Sunak was asked by a party member whether it was possible for Westminster to legislate against Holyrood using UK taxpayer money for purposes that do not relate to devolved matters.

Mr Sunaks response to this highly perceptive comment was to laugh nervously as if the thought had never occurred to him.

The Holyrood pantomime is being used by the ruling SNP to finance their independence dream by employing civil servants with Westminster funds to pursue an SNP agenda.

This was never intended by original proponents of devolution when it was presented to the electorate of Scotland in 1997.

It should be illegal in the same way that any other misuse of taxpayer’s money should be.

Why does Mr Sunak not understand this?

As pointed out in an excellent article by Lord Frost this week the so called Scottish "government" is subordinate to the supremacy of the House of Commons and the devolution experiment can be rolled back rather than conceding the constant demand for "more powers".

The British Prime Minister whoever he or she might be should fully comprehend the nuances of the situation and act accordingly.

Donald MacKay 

UK Independence Party - Scotland Spokesman