SO the SNP’s lead over Labour, which has been falling for some time, has almost gone. It should come as no surprise. The questions over its own…
, which has been falling for some time, has almost gone. It should come as no surprise. The questions over its own finances, the sudden resignation and subsequent arrest of its former leader and its chief executive have done much to damage its public profile. The promotion of policies which are less than popular with the majority of the voting public, such as gender recognition and protected marine areas, have simply added to the problems.
The Green dream has, for the SNP, turned into a nightmare as Partick Harvie, a man who insists that men should compete on equal terms with women in cycle racing and presumably all other sports, appears to be setting the political agenda and not SNP leader and First Minister Humza Yousaf.No amount of pointing to the UKs failing capital projects, such as HS2, has managed to deflect attention from the two ferries still languishing in their Port Glasgow shipyard.
Independence supporters have seen no real effort from the SNP to advance the cause, with the notable exception of taking a deeply flawed case to the UK Supreme Court. In time the gender recognition legislation will follow the same route. The public see, in the political pipeline, no respite from the apparent madness as plans are afoot to force the upgrading of most homes in Scotland to heat pumps and to greatly increase council tax for many thousands of voters.
The cumulative effects have now finally caught up with the SNP. Next year many of its MPs will sadly be lost. It is probably too late to save them. Maybe, just maybe, there is time to rescue the result of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections – but only with a massive rethink by the SNP’s leadership.
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