At Holyrood on Thursday, the SNP developed all of these virtues into sticks. When asked by the First Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon was asked about the SNP ship fiasco – the damaged Ferguson Marine contracts estimated to have cost the public 250 250 million – and the mystery of the missing accompanying documents (or perhaps the back of the shreds). ). Her usual composure had evaporated, leaving a sudden sting on the hook – and all the signs were there: jerky trembling heads and rebellious grimaces in the middle. Where was this very important email approving the contract, asked the leader of the Scots Tory Douglas Ross. Sturgeon, choosing a new diversion tactic, reminded him that there was still much in the public sector that had not mysteriously disappeared – just not what the Auditor General wanted. The Mona Lisa may have been snatched from the Louvre, but at least Jacques-Louis-David was safe. Although this approach seemed strange, her MSP erupted in applause that deserved a comedy series from the ’99s. Ross continued his persecution with a sarcastic raised eyebrow. Sterzon’s defense, he said, was on par with “A big boy did it and he left – and now the dog ate my lessons.” But Sterzon quickly changed talent. Posing as a fearless employment champion, she mentioned the 400 workers whose jobs were saved when the Ferguson shipyard came under management after a conventional blunder. “It was and is an achievement,” he shouted. “I know jobs do not matter to the Conservatives, but they do matter to this government!” Too true – with 25 625,000 per job being “saved”, the SNP has to really care.
What would it take for the SNP to apologize?
Few things can be done in parallel with Westminster for the SNP – not even something as boring as the inventory. They decided to delay it by a year, while the rest of the UK was moving forward, in their own words, “to ensure the highest possible response rate” (and, of course, to create a trans-Scottish edition, with and without gender identity box for only “British”). Unfortunately, the opposite happened. a weak turnout of 74 per cent compared to the almost universal response in other parts of the UK. Once an enumerator tried to test me, I ate his fava liver and a nice Glenmorangie. SNP spokesman Angus Robertson was summoned for questioning that afternoon, although the presiding officer had reduced his statement to five minutes, as everyone was already aware of the delay. He still managed to get a “complete apology” leaked to the press before Holyrood – although he refused to admit that the decision itself was wrong. With the inventory expected to cost taxpayers an extra ,6 21.6m, after which low turnout could make the data useless anyway, there could be a few more glaring political own goals. What exactly would it take for the SNP to apologize? And basically, if you can not do an inventory, how do you expect to run a country?
