Donald Trump built an election strategy on a platform on nationalism and how the country to the south is some sort of dangerous failed state and it seems like it’s a policy idea that Nicola Sturgeon is keen to emulate. Thus we have the proposal of yet another referendum on Scottish Independence. Apparently when people say “no”, they mean “yes” although that seems like a part of the Donald Trump, Bill Clinton repertoire she might want to clarify as being strictly about politics.

Cards on the table, I was in favour of Scottish Independence last time around but sorry, if it now means adopting the Euro and passing control of everything over to Brussels then, like many Scots, I’ll say screw that for a game of soldiers. If I wanted to see what being a small country run by the EU is like, I’d move to Greece; at least they’ve got cracking weather and cheap wine.

The reaction of the financial markets to the shock news though: absolutely nothing because, at least for the next 5-10 years, Scottish Independence is in that basket of “things that won’t happen”, alongside Jeremy Corbyn becoming prime minister, Heathrow getting a 3rd runway, a coherent budget without U-Turns, or the Lib Dems having a view on last year’s Brexit vote that is either Liberal or Democratic.

Oh, one last thing, it’s Cheltenham this week so a top racing tip to readers, that would be Lunch Hour, 12/1.