Proclaimers endorse SNP in election
The Proclaimers today hailed Nicola Sturgeon as “the most impressive politician in the UK” as they formally endorsed the SNP ahead of the election.
The band - twins Craig and Charlie Reid - are long term supporters of the SNP and were high profile campaigners for a Yes vote in last year’s referendum.
“Nicola Sturgeon is the most impressive politician in the UK, her sincerity and humanity are like a breath of fresh air,” the band said in a statement today.
Their pro-independence anthem Cap in Hand soared to the top of the download charts last September in the week after the election.
It came after a campaign was launched by Yes supporting activists to make it the Number One UK single.
The 1988 song from the classic Sunshine on Leith album is a long-time favourite among the Nationalist movement and contains the iconic chorus line: “I can’t understand why we let someone else rule our land – cap in hand.”