Stephen Flynn: “I wanted to go there and hear from them directly because I am not afraid of difficult discussions.”

We are the party of independence. We have a vision for Scotland. Not rooted in memories of a country that was, but of what a country can be.

There is no shortcut. There is no political wheeze that can change the task ahead of us.

It’s almost like he has been taking advice from Anas Sarwar, the man who told us that he was a lifelong campaigner against the House of Lords, just as he was taking up a seat in the House of Lords.

The public know that those with a real interest in Scotland’s future take the high road in the opposite direction.