Actor Brian Cox in voiceover spat with No camp

A PRO-INDEPENDENCE cartoon voiced by the actor Brian Cox which portrays Johann ­Lamont as “vermin” has been criticised by the Labour Party.

Brian Cox joins a Yes Scotland campaign with the First Minister. Picture: JP

The cartoon features Duggy Dug, an animated Scottie dog who supports independence. Run by the independence supporting Newsnet Scotland website, Duggy Dug looks at the consequences of a No vote.

Titled the “No Nightmare” the cartoon depicts permanent austerity and shows Lamont going to the House of Lords. She is shown wearing a badge saying “vermin in ermine”.

Labour’s Shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran said: “Alex Salmond and Blair Jenkins claim they denounce the ‘negativity’ of this ­campaign but still the Yes ­campaign they run pumps out vicious bile.”

A spokesman for Yes Scotland said: “Yes Scotland, in keeping with the positive, ­optimistic and aspirational ­nature of our national grass-roots campaign, encourages people on both sides of the debate to always behave in a courteous and respectful manner and we condemn all forms of abuse.”

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