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‘Little Scotlander’ taunt in row over Supreme Court

ALEX Salmond has been forced to defend Kenny MacAskill after his Justice Secretary claimed UK Supreme Court judges learned about Scots Law from visits to the Edinburgh Festival and linked this with "ambulance-chasing" lawyers.

ACCUSED: Annabel Goldie attacks Alex Salmond's 'ill-advised rhetoric' on the Britain's Supreme Court yesterday at First Minister's Questions.
ACCUSED: Annabel Goldie attacks Alex Salmond's 'ill-advised rhetoric' on the Britain's Supreme Court yesterday at First Minister's Questions.

The comments, revealed in The Herald this week, were raised at First Minister’s Questions yesterday as the row continued between the Scottish Government and the court over its rulings in the Fraser and Cadder cases.