Jeremy Paxman yesterday claimed Britain was being run by a "Scottish Raj" as he reignited his row with John Reid, the Health Secretary.
The Newsnight presenter clashed last week with the minister on the BBC2 current affairs programme. The politician accused Paxman of insulting him because of his Glaswegian accent after being labelled a Labour "attack dog".
Paxman said yesterday that he admired the Health Secretary's "knowledge" and "strength of character" but added that he could not understand why he had gone "doolally" that night.
"I mean, down here we live under a sort of Scottish Raj," he said.
"I don't see why there is any reason for them to feel chippy. Do we complain about it? No we don't." Paxman told The Sunday Times it was "extremely bizarre" that certain Scots had a "chip on their shoulder" about their nationality. While it was left unsaid to whom he was referring, the most high profile Scottish members of the Cabinet are Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling.
