Out with the old and in with the even older. With Lord Cameron today making his return to government as Foreign Secretary, Mr S was intrigued to glean the reaction north of the border. It mustn’t be forgotten, after all, that Cameron is the only UK Prime Minister to have allowed the Nats their hallowed independence referendum, gambling the fate of the union…
As Tory politicians murmur about their, er, mixed reaction to Cameron’s return, some Scottish nationalists have been far more effusive. Speaking exclusively to Steerpike, former first minister Alex Salmond admitted that Cameron’s return to government ‘now provides an opportunity for the independence movement’. The current Alba party leader has called on the SNP to embrace the ‘Scotland United pro-independence pact’ and suggested that:
The Prime Minister that lost the UK its place in Europe may well be advising Rishi Sunak that he is set to be the Prime Minister that lost Scotland from the United Kingdom.
In another statement to the media, Salmond, who was Scotland’s First Minister when Cameron was in premier, declared gleefully:
I have no problem with David Cameron’s return. I always found him decent and honourable to deal with as Prime Minister. He will be one of the few adults in the Cabinet room, a substantial political figure when compared with the current crop of complete nonentities.
Shower him with all the compliments you want, Alex — but don’t hold your breath for indyref2. Mr S is quite sure Cameron won’t make that mistake again…
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