With apologies, I’m going to have to be totally ruthless about not allowing anyone to post comments on this blog that touch directly on matters that are now subject to the Contempt of Court Act. However, here are my general thoughts for the day, and I’d invite anyone trying to leave comments to keep it equally general.
In a parallel universe where Kate Forbes had won, we could have been saying today that the slate has already been wiped clean. As it is…
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) April 5, 2023
I think it would be fair for SNP members to say: “There’s a lot we didn’t know when we narrowly elected Humza, and the vote was deliberately timed to ensure we knew as little as possible. The vote now needs to be revisited. We need to choose a leader with our eyes wide open.”
— James Kelly (@JamesKelly) April 5, 2023
Major question now on who, specifically, decided that truncated leadership contest was essential, contradicting the standard SNP leadership protocol. Was this NEC decision, (ex-)CEO, Nat Sec?
To say it now looks rather questionable is stretching understatement to breaking point.— Peter MacDonald (@BlackIslePMD) April 5, 2023
