At the beginning of the SNP leadership race, the two favoured candidates to succeed Nicola Sturgeon were Kate Forbes and Angus Robertson. Today the former has declared while the latter has declined to stand. But has Robertson decided to forego the race with a not-so subtle pop at his rival? Mr S couldn’t help but notice that in his letter declining to stand, Robertson wrote that:
As the father of two very young children the time is not right for me and my family to take on such a huge commitment. I look forward to working with the next SNP leader and First Minister to deliver progressive policies and economic success for Scotland, and help secure Scottish independence within the European Union.
In essence, he is not standing because he cares too much about his family. Such comments might be interpreted as a veiled criticism of Kate Forbes, who is currently on maternity leave until the beginning of April. She will have to campaign and govern with an infant child if elected – something Robertson says he could never do himself.
Mr S looks forward to discovering whether Robertson backs Forbes or not in the coming days…
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