Irvine Welsh had a blunt response for the Scottish Conservatives after the party spoofed the iconic poster for the film adaptation of his novel Trainspotting.
The Leith-born author was less than impressed after the Tories shared an advert online asking voters to "Choose life without the SNP" when voters go to the polls for May's council elections.
The spoof poster contained a list of perceived SNP let-downs in recent years. One line read: "Choose division. Choose nationalism. Choose flags. Choose more flags. Choose a hard border with your neighbours. Choose pensions paid for by taxpayers in a country you want to leave."
