The SNP create their own reality – and voters lap it up

First let’s look at this chart.

That’s Scotland’s fiscal position relative to that of the UK according to the latest IFS projections. It’s not a particularly bonny position though, of course, it is only a projection. Nevertheless, the picture is quite clear: fiscally-speaking Scotland gets a pretty good deal from the UK. An above-average contributor? Sure. But also, importantly, an above-average recipient. Scotland contributes (thanks to oil) like a tiny-London but receives like a mini-Northern Ireland. Nowhere else is like this.

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Now have a keek at this:

Stephen Noon, you will recall, was one of the architects of the Yes Scotland campaign and someone, I hope he will not mind me saying, generally considered one of the sharper SNP blades.