It is hard to disagree
But to lose a leader of the Party and its Cheif Executive in a short space of time is far less chaotic than having 3 PMs, 4 Chancellor's and 3 Home Secretary's in the space of 4 months
To replace a totemic leader such as Sturgeon was always going to be a major task, especially in the absence of a designated successor
In the fullness of time Hamza Yousaf the Continuity Candidate will win the Leadership Election and things will quiet down
It is farcical to think that Labour will make Electoral Inroads on SNP even more farcical the Conservatives
Despite a Majority not yet willing to commit to full separation from Westminster there is an overwhelming desire for decisions to be made locally by Scottish Political Parties
What would sway the Electorate to vote for Independence would be a continuation of the omnishambles at Westminster combined with a real difference in Scotland in Health, Education etc not peripheral Gender issues
If hamza yousaf wins the leadership vote than god help Scotland
Having watched a couple of the debates the man is hopelessly out of his depth
He’s The continuity candidate that would suggest it’s more of the same accept sturgeon he certainly isn’t
Although I’ve disliked sturgeon I have to admit she’s twice the political operator than yousaf will ever be
The only candidate that came across half competent was Kate Forbes
Who al least pointed out you have to take the whole of Scotland with you and not just rely on the zealots
But apparently it appears she’s unlikely to win
As she prefers her women not to have a dicks
It will probably be educational standards health care & finance that will ultimately decide peoples minds on independence and it’s about time the SNP’s record was properly studied
As for the next election I would suggest the SNP’s chance of electoral success would depend on several things
The National polls if as it suggest’s it looks like a labour government
I think more Scottish voters may switch back to labour to ensure the conservatives lose
How many of the thirty odd thousand who’ve walked away in the last year will join alba
Well that’ll depend if they left because of the gender recognition row or not
as I’m sure if they did there unlikely to join a party ran by salmond
If not than a increase in alba membership may well split the independence vote in some seats which may allow the Tory’s to keep and regain the odd seat
This is of course a personal opinion I think the SNP is in a lot more trouble than some would have us believe
As I doubt any of the three candidates will fully accept the result unless they win
And the winner well they have got the problem of the missing funds to occupy there time