They are [[racist]]; Yen Hongmei Jin, an SNP councilor of Chinese descent, quit the party to become an independent after accusing other members of the party of racist bullying.<ref name="scotsmanchinesesnp">[https://www.scotsman.com/regions/dumfries-and-borders/chinese-snp-councillor-quits-amid-racism-claims-1498076 Chinese SNP councillor quits amid ‘racism’ claims]</ref> Additionally, SNP politicians have fostered [[Anglophobia|anti-English]] [[hatred]] and resentment such as a protest at the England-Scotland border in June 2020,<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/07/08/anti-english-border-protest-inspired-snp-leaders/ 'Anti-English' border protest was 'inspired' by SNP leaders]</ref> and it is this Anglophobia that Rod Liddle described as the "bedrock" for SNP support.<ref name="spectatoranglophobia">[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DzhrUZSLGXMJ:https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/nicola-sturgeon-s-last-laugh&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0Nicola Sturgeon’s last laugh ]</ref> In 2021, SNP candidate for Bannockburn, Diane Tortolano, mocked a Scottish-Nigerian's experience with racism in Scotland as 'a lot of s***'.<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/snp-election-candidate-brands-racism-26646387 SNP election candidate brands racism in Scotland 'a lot of s***' before apologising]</ref> | They are [[racist]]; Yen Hongmei Jin, an SNP councilor of Chinese descent, quit the party to become an independent after accusing other members of the party of racist bullying.<ref name="scotsmanchinesesnp">[https://www.scotsman.com/regions/dumfries-and-borders/chinese-snp-councillor-quits-amid-racism-claims-1498076 Chinese SNP councillor quits amid ‘racism’ claims]</ref> Additionally, SNP politicians have fostered [[Anglophobia|anti-English]] [[hatred]] and resentment such as a protest at the England-Scotland border in June 2020,<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/07/08/anti-english-border-protest-inspired-snp-leaders/ 'Anti-English' border protest was 'inspired' by SNP leaders]</ref> and it is this Anglophobia that Rod Liddle described as the "bedrock" for SNP support.<ref name="spectatoranglophobia">[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DzhrUZSLGXMJ:https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/nicola-sturgeon-s-last-laugh&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0Nicola Sturgeon’s last laugh ]</ref> In 2021, SNP candidate for Bannockburn, Diane Tortolano, mocked a Scottish-Nigerian's experience with racism in Scotland as 'a lot of s***'.<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/snp-election-candidate-brands-racism-26646387 SNP election candidate brands racism in Scotland 'a lot of s***' before apologising]</ref> |