Presbyterian.

John McTernan is well know for his directness, but this story takes the biscuit.

"A SENIOR government spin doctor is at the centre of a row over emails he sent in which he described Scotland as "narrow, Presbyterian and racist." John McTernan, a special adviser at the Scotland Office, made the remarks when he was a consultant at the Scottish Arts Council in 2002."

He complains that his emails were released without his permission, albeit that at the time he was working in a publicly funded role. Sad when the word Presbyterian causes so much offence, but is Mr Smith alone in wondering how Mr McTernan ended up working for James Boyle of the Scottish Arts Council for three months shortly after leaving the employment of Mr Henry McLeish. That is probably the more interesting story.