ALEX Salmond, the renowned gambler, lost his latest bet. Ash Regan ended her “reasonable letter” to First Minister Humza Yousaf with the words…
ALEX Salmond, the renowned gambler, lost his latest bet. Ash Regan ended her “reasonable letter” to First Minister Humza Yousaf with the words “the opportunity to write a new chapter for Scotland is in our hands”, revealing her expectation that she, as Alex’s and Alba’s representative, would be pulling the Scottish Government’s strings if Humza were to rely on Ash’s vote to survive as FM.SNP
From a non-party-affiliated perspective, much as I admire the talents of Kate Forbes, it would seem Kate has made a wise decision not to contest the party leadership at this time.
Given the apparent lack of commitment shown to independence by the Scottish Greens and without a significant change of tack from Alba, the question of second preferences at that election arises.For those SNP supporters predicting doom and gloom, their second preferences should probably also go to the SNP so as to offset possible lost constituency seats with more list seats.
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