Humza Yousaf officially resigned as First Minister just before noon this Tuesday. John Swinney was elected unopposed as leader of the SNP after Graeme McCormick dropped out. The theatre switched stage to Holyrood where the formality of his ascendancy to FM was played out. We look at the results and ask what, if any ,extrapolation can be made between them and the looming General Election. Here's the links to the Neal Ascherson and Ian McConnell pieces Lesley mentioned in the podcasthttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/04/the-snp-may-be-laid-low-but-the-call-of-scottish-independence-is-loud-and-clearhttps://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/viewpoint/24295961.snp-enormous-problem-scottish-business/

Source: The Guardian May 07, 2024 23:45 UTC