Opinion
48 Hours later and…
The early hours of the Yousaf era are failing to escape the low expectations people had for them. The picture is grim for independence. The only hope lies in change.
“Fuck it. This’ll do.” Said the SNP.
The SNP has made its choice. That choice was to reject reform, back the party machine and stick two fingers up to the independence movement and the wider public. Does it really think there will be no consequence?
Why did the media miss the mess?
Scotland’s media seems to have been caught unawares by the crisis in the SNP despite plenty information in the public domain. What caused the media to miss it and how do we fix the problem?
The Sturgeon Era: control, paranoia and vanity
Few politicians have seen their reputation collapse so completely so quickly as Nicola Sturgeon. There is a very good reason for this – behind her endless rhetoric her real legacy was failure.
Can the SNP keep a lid on crisis?
The SNP is widely seen as being in crisis, but some are still trying to say there is ‘nothing to see’. Is that a feasible strategy? And what is the alternative?
But why would anyone be suspicious of SNP HQ?
Some people seem a bit confused about why any of the candidates in the SNP leadership election would have any doubts about the process. Let me see if I can help them out…
Is the SNP in an existential crisis?
It does seem finally to be dawning on people how perilous a position the SNP has got itself into. Whether that peril leads to repair or long-term damage is entirely a question of what happens next.
Twelve short lessons from the SNP leadership campaign
The main campaign is over, the polls are open – but prior to the results coming in in two weeks, what have we learned so far based on ‘all the campaign you’re going to be allowed to see’?
The SNP is falling apart – it needs to hear that truth
The idea that the best thing for the SNP just now is more nonsense about how things are going well is the kind of idea that causes the long-term demise of political parties
There are positives in the leadership race – if you look for them
Most people have found the SNP leadership election dispiriting, but if you look closely there are reasons for hope. Party democracy, a collegiate indy movement and a better scrutinised Scottish Government are still up for grabs.
A member standing up for their party
An SNP member of 50 years is now trying to do anything he can to fight the corruption in his party. He writes about it here. He needs your help – if you’re in the SNP, stand up and be counted.
In government you need to work with the enemy
The Scottish Government has a tendency to grandstand about opponents and fail to recognise the occasions on which differences much be put aside