“By the way, while I'm on this regimental theme, that bampot Captain Ward Thomas deserved the firing squad for his effort on favourite Sursum Corda at Sandown yesterday.”

“Look again at those tartan bampots in their silly hats and their buckled shoes.”

“To all her other qualities, I feel that Ms Lochhead may also be a formidable lady who may brook little compromise and who may not gladly suffer bampots.”

“No-one up there really believes Scotland is some kind of terrorism magnet, whatever the bampots in London think.”