Nicola Sturgeon cartoon

The leader of the SNP, as leader of the Scottish Parliament and Conservative leader as PM of the Westminster Parliament go head to head over council tax and business rates.

The British media made much of the SNP threat to the rest of the UK in the run up to the election and this has continued unabated ever since. Only adding to the distrust of many in Scotland towards a national government they see as unrepresentative of their interests.