Humza Yousaf, elected by Scottish National Party members to replace Nicola Sturgeon, appears powerless to contain the chaos that has been left in her wake
On April 5th police arrested and released without charge Peter Murrell, Ms Sturgeon’s husband, who also served as the’s former chief executive. Cops are investigating claims that £667,000 raised to support a second referendum on Scottish independence was improperly spent on other things. They confiscated a swanky motorhome from the driveway of Mr Murrell’s elderly mother. On April 18th police arrested and released without charge Colin Beattie, the party’s treasurer .
News of Mr Beattie’s arrest broke hours before Mr Yousaf delivered the first major policy address of his term, optimistically titled: “New Leadership, A Fresh Start for Scotland”. Mr Yousaf did indeed ditch chunks of Ms Sturgeon’s agenda. But that was not so much born of political conviction—he campaigned as her political apprentice—but because it wasn’t working. A faltering bottle-deposit scheme will be delayed and plans to restrict alcohol advertising reconsidered.
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