The current pantomime enveloping the political scene at Holyrood revolves around the apparently challenging question of What is a Boy? and What is a Girl?

It seems that we ought to be deeply concerned about these individuals who think that they would like to alter their gender.

That of course is their business. Who cares? Who is interested?

Well apparently, the titanic political mind of wee Nic is.

When one ponders the great political philosophers of history - Plato, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke et al surely wee Nic will take her place among them: her elevated thoughts bringing a puzzled frown to many a future intellectual.

Somehow, I don’t think so.

Why is that poor wee Scotland which has produced some of the finest minds and social pioneers in human history is reduced to the pathetic mediocrity of those who claim to be a "Government" and whose sole virtue is to survive as long as possible while collecting their six figure salaries.

The UK Independence Party is the only mainstream party committed to ending the failed devolution experiments in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and for good measure the London Assembly nonsense.

People in the media including the Scottish Daily Mail suggest that Holyrood may have run its course. Well, we agree.

The UK Independence Party promise to transform the beautiful building in an attractive part of Edinburgh into something useful and consign the Scottish Local Authority/Government/Executive/ “Stand Up Comedy Act” to the dustbin of history where it belongs.

Donald MacKay

UK Independence Party Spokesman for Scotland