Cracks in the SNP have begun to show, with a central question over whether the party should make the next general election a de facto independence referendum 🖋️ Fergoodness for ipaperviews
The frank admissions from candidate Kate Forbes about mediocre delivery in government rings true among SNP members as much as with the wider public. The huge challenge for the new leader will be to give fresh direction to a party after 16 years in power.
There have been serious failings exposed in the operations of the SNP’s head office, which resulted in an unedifying end to the tenure of its most electorally successful chief executive. This too will require urgent attention.
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