A former Scottish National Party chief executive has pleaded guilty to embezzling £400,000 in party funds, but the real shock is how he spent the money.
Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon, used the stolen funds to buy mundane items such as toilet seats, vacuum cleaners, and instant coffee.
The scandal has sparked a debate about Scotland's ability to govern itself and whether the party has become more interested in trappings of power than pursuing its core mission of independence.
SNP officials say donations have grown since the extent of Murrell's wrongdoing was made clear, but opinion polls indicate that support for independence has softened.
A parliamentary inquiry has been called, and the Scottish media is having fun with the scandal, devising elaborate graphics to track Murrell's spending spree.
