Well, that's embarrassing for the SNP 😳
Originally published by UK Liberal Democrats
The news just broke: turns out that the SNP spent more on the recent Shetland by-election than in the entire EU referendum campaign.
It seems that the SNP just see Brexit as a golden opportunity to push independence at the price of our country's well-being.
Shocker
The party spent £99,000 on the Shetland by-election (of a spending limit of £100,000), compared to just over £90,000 in the 2016 referendum (13% of the limit)
This is what our chief whip, Alistair Carmichael, had to say about the news.
"The fact that the SNP spent more on the by-election in Shetland than in the entire EU referendum campaign speaks volumes. It is disappointing but hardly surprising, considering how much lucre they flashed around in the Northern Isles over the summer.
"Apparently one more vote for independence in Holyrood was worth more to the nationalists than their European values. It's a shame they don't put their money where their mouth is.
"It shows the cynicism of the SNP leadership's position on the EU. They tell their supporters one story on Europe, but their actions tell another. They back the EU with words, but the truth is that they see Brexit as a golden opportunity to push independence at the price of our country's well-being."