You have to admire Salmond’s sense of humour by inviting the BBC to join the Basque media at his International Press Conference. And he decided to have a pop at Nick Robinson – a noble pursuit in most circumstances.

If the audience is clapping, it's not a press conference.

— Robert Hutton (@RobDotHutton) September 11, 2014

Stuffing the press conference with activists who clap at every word from the dear leader does not, however, bode well for accountability in a Free Scotland.