The SNP has hit back at criticism from Ukip leader Nigel Farage, saying his comments would only increase support for independence.
In an interview with The Herald, Mr Farage claimed that the Scottish Government's 2014 referendum campaign was "dead in the water".
He described Scottish Nationalism as a fraud, said Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was out of her depth over Europe, and insisted the SNP was advancing a "completely false argument" – that Scotland could leave the UK and be independent yet become part of the European Union.
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