What Kate Forbes’ return means for the SNP
John Swinney’s choice of Deputy First Minister is a rebuke to the Scottish Greens and his party’s ultra-progressive wing.
ByJohn Swinney’s choice of Deputy First Minister is a rebuke to the Scottish Greens and his party’s ultra-progressive wing.
ByScotland’s hegemonic progressive regime was a chimera. Labour should take note.
ByThe SNP front-runner will seek to unite his warring party by bringing Kate Forbes back into the fold.
ByAs Scottish independence falls down the agenda, progressives and conservatives are being pitted against each other.
ByThe party is now in serious trouble: divided, factionalised and beset by scandal.
ByHumza Yousaf and his party have learned a painful lesson: many Scots are still social conservatives.
ByA panicked and confused party is attracted by the prospect of a unity candidate.
ByThe momentum is behind the Sturgeon acolyte John Swinney to be the next first minister rather than Kate Forbes.
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