![]() The integrity of the leadership race, which reaches a momentous climax for Scottish politics on March 27, must sit comfortably not only with SNP members and candidates, but also the public. Who knows: they might be forced into another leadership election in a few months – just like the Tories with Truss and Sunak. The old regimented, strictly-controlled SNP has been consigned to history. ![]() Rebuilding trust, democracy and integrity are now more important than independence None of the three will get an easy ride, and the infighting is likely to fester. It’s not going to be patched up – or go away – merely by selecting a new leader. It could take a very long time for either to return. The whole sorry “mess”, as Murrell’s reluctant temporary replacement Michael Russell summed it up so accurately, is destroying the party’s credibility and existing structures. It’s a miserable legacy, when you factor in failures in major domestic policies.Īfter he leaped overboard to avoid being made to walk the plank by his own mutinous crew, Murrell was lauded by some – as the SNP backroom boss who sustained electoral success over many years.īut did any of that make Scotland a better place? To live and work in – or send our kids to school, or go to hospital? And that’s before the outcome of a police SNP case. Nicola Sturgeon and husband Peter Murrell, former SNP chief executive, abandoned ship as internal conflicts began tearing the party apart.īitter rivalries flushed out by nonsensical “de facto” referendum plans and disastrous gender recognition reform, followed closely by proposals for an economically-damaging bottle return deposit scheme.Īs if the SNP faithful were not traumatised enough, the scandal of Murrell’s office appearing to fiddle membership figures, while misleading their own senior people and the public, exploded. The “Murrells” were also forced to evacuate their nice, comfortable surroundings due to war breaking out. But it all came crashing down as world war threatened to engulf them, and they fled back to Britain. It was an idyllic existence, if somewhat hand-to-mouth, on an island in the Ionian Sea in the late 1930s. The Durrells delighted us for years, through books and television about their adventures in Corfu after falling on hard times in Bournemouth. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. ![]() Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.
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