IT’S no wonder support for independence is on the rise – Humza Yousaf is storming his premiership.
leadership race was intense ... for members and spectators alike. Following the somewhat shock departure of arguably the most influential political figure in Scotland’s recent history, the party and the country were on shaky ground awaiting the next chapter.
Prior to his election, opponents of Humza Yousaf’s bid tried to paint him as the couldn’t candidate. A candidate that couldn’t succeed in government, that hadn’t succeeded in the past. They cast doubt on his ability to bring the party back together, and were adamant that he was the continuity candidate – coming behindIn the short few months since his election, he’s proven them spectacularly wrong on all accounts.
What I missed was that, although a powerhouse of her time, Nicola Sturgeon is first minister no more. It was not Humza’s job to fill her shoes, but to make the job his own – and that he has done. Gender recognition reform being the prime example – a policy that was SNP policy, as decided by the party’s members, and as was supported by the majority of the public. It should never have been left to rumble on for as long as it did, and actually, the party’s failure to address it emphatically and meaningfully allowed it to become the moral panic of epic proportions that it has unfortunately morphed into.
And not only has he got the policy nailed, his likeability and rapport with the public is deeply refreshing – a rarity that politics doesn’t often afford us.
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