Quote Originally Posted by stewarty27 View Post
Don't hold back there cowboy ! He most certainly is a "marmite" politician always has been. But if folk are honest they'd have to concede Salmond was a most accomplished politician and he scared the holy sh1t out of WM. But the stich-up had the desired effect and finished him off in serious politics his sunset song if you like. Think my point was someone of his ilk and without the baggage is needed now.
Perhaps, but would a morally-sanitised version of him (a) be acceptable to those parliamentary members satisfied just to have the status and sinecure without actually achieving anything? (b) exist in nationalist circles nowadays?

Who do you have in mind?