Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the SNP and Greens may both be better off terminating their partnership.
Even if the Scottish Greens stick with the SNP next month, it is hard to imagine the deal surviving until the next Holyrood election.The first is left wing members of the Greens who believe their party has been tainted by the compromises of Government.
The clock is ticking and a growing number of people in both parties believe the “historic” agreement should be consigned to the past.The Greens have swallowed cuts to the housing and further education budgets, as well as a council tax freeze hated by their members. Yousaf gets all of the blame for the activities of the Greens and none of the credit when the occasional thing goes right.
Alex Salmond noted at the weekend that he led a minority Government of 47 MSPs between 2007 and 2011 - far fewer than the 63 Yousaf can count on. Holyrood in 2024 is a different beast where the opposition will even vote against policies they agree with.Every vote would be up for grabs and every day would be a drama.SNP finances probe But there is a nagging feeling that Salmond had a point about going it alone.
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