Independent News - Minister resigns 'after calling firefighters fascist bastards'

The Scottish National Party and Tommy Sheridan, leader of the Scottish Socialist Party, had called for Mr Simpson to resign or be sacked. "Parliament should be as appalled as I am that a minister in the Scottish government should refer to firefighters as first of all 'bastards' and second as 'fascists'. I don't think he is fit to be in government," said Mr Sheridan, who threatened to table a motion in the Scottish Parliament condemning the minister. The Independent