Fury erupted throughout Scotlandshire's compliant media that yet another legitimate complaint - that FM Salmond waved a Saltire flag - had been superciliously dismissed by a craven official.

Following the failure, Councillor Albert Smethwick announced that a new complaint had been submitted about the separatist leader's blatant flouting of the Ministerial Code.

"It is shocking and disgraceful", said Smethwick, "that the First Minister should so demean his office, and embarass the people of Scotlandshire, by appearing on camera while not wearing full evening wear and black bow tie.

"Such flagrant disregard for the dress code required for BBC radio announcers in the 1920s makes our proud region a laughing stock in the eyes of the world."

Stuart Allan, the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotlandshire, has been asked to rule whether this sartorial impropriety is in breach of section 10.4 of the Code which demands that "in all cases, propriety should be maintained".

Ian Davidson MP, Chairchoob of the Sottish Select Committee for Wearing Absolutely Nothing Kinky Ever (or) Rarely said, "Ah aye wear a bow tie oan the recliner. Naethin else - jist the bow tie."