SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is undertaking a whistle-stop tour of a dozen target constituencies by helicopter over the bank holiday weekend.
The maroon Eurocopter Dauphin, which seats up to eight people and is emblazoned with Sturgeon’s image and the “Stronger for Scotland” motif, was hired by the SNP from Inverness-based PDG Helicopters.
It is flown by the same pilot – SNP supporter John McKenzie – who flew former SNP leader Alex Salmond around the country during the final days of the referendum campaign last September.
It has, of course, been observed that a liveried helicopter doesn’t exactly scream “anti-austerity”, but the party will only comment on its cost to say that details of campaign expenditure will be published in the usual way.
