CURIOUSLY, neither Nicola Sturgeon nor Humza Yousaf has known anything about the internal workings of the SNP. In Ms Sturgeon’s case, it hardly seems credible to me that there was a Chinese wall relating to this subject between the chief executive of the party and his wife.Mr Yousaf came up through the ranks of the party, and his wife is an SNP councillor. He admits to having heard about the problem of the resignation of the party treasurer, Douglas Chapman, and others on his committee a couple of years ago, but remained remarkably uncurious about it.In the troubles now engulfing the SNP, the rush to deny responsibility is evident. It is reminiscent of the way in which Derek Mackay was held to be entirely responsible for the ferries’ débâcle. Once again the motto is “it wisnae me”.Jill Stephenson, Edinburgh.
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