Foote represents an entire category of voters that are crucial to the next referendum – someone who was committed to the Union in 2014 but who, in…
Murray Foote said he believes no charges will be brought against anyone within SNP following the police investigation into the party's financesThe appointment of a new chief executive comes at a crucial juncture – and it seems Murray Foote might just be the solution to its problems.
Foote represents an entire category of voters that are crucial to the next referendum – someone who was committed to the Union in 2014 but who, in the years since, has cemented their support for ScottishWhilst his support seems now set in stone as he takes on the top job at SNP HQ, many of those, like him, are still unsure about the prospect of an independent future.
He has a tough job on his hands. With some of the party’s top politicians hanging up their hats at the next election, a police investigation still looming, an obvious disconnect between key figureheads and an increasingly impatient membership that are hungrier than ever for movement on independence, it seems he has his work cut out for him.
The SNP has become a political machine like no other across the country, enjoying an utter electoral dominance and popularity almost unheard of in politics that even now, in the face of significant adversity, is not waning nearly as much as its opposition would hope. The jury remains out on whether that is testament to the genuine popularity of the SNP among the Scottish electorate, or just the sheer hopelessness of its opponents.
That being said, a changing-of-the-guard has been a long time coming for the party. Doing as we have always done and listening to those we have always listened to will not secure us a victory when the next opportunity to grasp our independence arises. And if the SNP want to continue to be at the forefront of that fight, a change in tack is necessary.
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