National response needed
Salmond said that the SNP might have “a majority of seats, but not a monopoly on wisdom”. And he pledged to work with the other parties that sent MSPs to Holyrood, working in the national interest. He pledged too that the SNP’s constitutional goals would not dominate politics at the expense of more immediate concerns about our young people, the elderly and the infirm. And yet the SNP has grabbed key parliamentary positions at Holyrood and makes intemperate comments in the debate over the Supreme Court. There are signs that there is co-operation with other parties, but the public also see signs of hubris. The First Minister would do well to consider his earlier words and match his actions, and those of his party, accordingly.