Beyond satire but not the saltire

Extremely odious in terms of its regime, North Korea does provide good copy all the same.  In a move reminiscent of the quixotic Albanian-Chinese entente of the 1960s, the DPRK has come out as the first country to support an independent Scotland.  Where even the likes of Luxembourg are opposed to Scottish independence, Pyongyang thinks differently.  Apparently, the top bods in North Korea's ruling circle believe they can trade natural resources in exchange for the fine Scotch whiskey so beloved by Kim Jong-Un, following in the footsteps of his father.  Maybe the hermit kingdom would wish for the quasi-fascist Northern League to achieve their dream of setting their own state (in imitation of Mussolini's Salò Republic) so the North Korean hierarchy can cut a deal and sate their demands for Ferrarris.

The comparisons between the nationalists and the communists are telling.  One leader is a rotund, paranoid megalomaniac, determined at all costs to silence his critics and impoverish his people, the other is Kim Jong-Un.  The Scottish National Party rival North Korean state news for Walter Mitty-like pronouncements, evasion and pique.