Writing for the Record, the SNP leader at Westminster pays tribute to the 'singular self-belief' of the late Alex Salmond.
Normally politicians neatly fit into the politics that surrounds them. In the case of Alex Salmond , it was the other way around. He didn’t fit in - so he set out to reshape his surroundings.
I did not know him well and yet he has been a major part of my life. That might seem like a strange thing to say but I think it’s a very common feeling for many of us in the SNP and the wider independence movement. Because we all felt that our political education was fuelled by the stories of Salmond and the legendary legacy he had created before he even became First Minister.
The lessons also included how he carefully crafted a strategy to dislodge a dominant Labour Party who had for generations treated the central belt of Scotland like a personal fiefdom. And by his own admission he was no saint and death shouldn’t canonise him – just as anyone else, the totality of his life should be remembered. He commanded fierce friendship but equally created fierce foes. All of those legacies can and should be listened to and heard.
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