THE Tories have trampled all over the devolution settlement without a care – and one of their MPs didn't even try to hide their attitude to the power grab.
A heated emergency debate on the EU Withdrawal Bill's impact on devolution was held yesterday.
It was a small consolation after the vote on Lords amendments saw just 15 minutes of debate on the matter and no Scottish MPs speaking.
Nonetheless, given that the Tories have claimed the SNP's recent walk-out was so terrible because it meant less debate, you might think they'd be all up for this.
It didn't seem so during proceedings. Scotland Secretary David Mundell saw fit to play with his iPhone rather than offer any thoughts.
And as it concluded, Tory minister Steve Brine stepped up to lead the next item on the agenda: a general debate on acquired brain injury.
First though, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health wanted to refer back to what had just been discussed.
Reminder: The House of Commons had just hosted a crucial debate on the future powers of the Scottish Parliament, and the huge threat posed to it by the Brexit bill.
So what did a very smug-looking Brine have to say?
"Could I just say that after the last hour and a half some of us English members of the house have endured, watching Tunisia 1 Spurs 2 ... I mean England 2 ... it's a pleasure to be here in the House.
"I'm very grateful to the members from the SNP party [sic] for allowing us to watch the match."
He didn't even make an attempt to pretend the Tories were interested – elected representatives who couldn't be bothered paying the slightest bit of attention to the future of Scotland's democracy, so watched football instead. Equal partners?
And this is what they're willing to say in public, in the House of Commons, as they make official statements. Behind closed doors?
The pressure is on, and more and more Scots are seeing the total disrespect emanating from Westminster.
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