We like to think we have our fingers on the pulse on Indy news and politics, but nobody saw this one coming! Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister for the last 8 years has announced her resignation. Nominations are already open for her successor and next month’s SNP Special Conference has been postponed.
Whatever your views on her party or her policies, it is undeniable that Nicola Sturgeon has been a towering presence in Scottish politics for over a decade. The first female FM and the longest serving , she has seen off four Prime Ministers and countless Scottish Labour, Tory and Lib Dem leaders. She has put in a hell of a shift, we thank her and we wish her well for the future.
However, the independence movement is bigger than any one individual and wider than any single party. The unionist press is working itself into a fury of doom laden predictions. Is this the end of Independence? Certainly not!
The question now is how does the Independence Movement respond? What are our options? What are our next steps? Here to discuss all of the above is TNT Show host John Drummond, journalist Lesley Riddoch and Believe in Scotland CEO Gordon MacIntyre Kemp
as far as I can see there is only one person with the will the drive and the know how to get Independence Alex Salmond the SNP have failed