Quote Originally Posted by Shetland Don View Post
I acknowledge that. However, I take issue with the fact that a select few on here seem to be of the view that a certain Scottish Political Party can do whatever it wants, with impunity. In addition, when things evidently do go wrong, they invariably then seek to do a comparative assessment of these shortcomings with the perceived failings of other Parties, as if to mitigate these shortcomings.
I really have littke skin in the game.
Yes, I vote SNP(now) but that's driven by a desire to get Scotland out from under Westminster.
Why I hear you shout?
Well, I see Westminster, no matter where I put my cross, no matter what my constituency does, no matter what my country does, for the rest of my days on this earth electing populist, reactionary, ideology free (beyond a basic "free market good, state bad" ladybird for right wingers ethos) shysters.

How has the SNP performed in government?

Curates egg for me, by necessity in terms of a theoretically ethical interventionist party chasing their original single objective.

I cling to a hope that an independent nation of five million could evolve into a grown up, compassionate democracy.
With grown up compassionate politicians.

A pipe dream?
Maybe.
But it beats seven shades of sh1t out of the alternative/status quo.