Humza Yousaf’s unravelling tenure shows how short and brutish political lives have become
Scotland’s first minister and SNP leader’s demise shows Westminster does not have the monopoly on chaos and ineptitude
It must be contagious. Just when you thought Westminster might have the monopoly on incompetence and chaos, along comes Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s first minister, saying: “Hold my Diet Coke.” Anything the Tories can do south of the border, the Scottish National party can manage north of it. We are in a new political era where the life span of politicians is measured in units of Liz Truss. Or lettuces. So Yousaf reaching seven and half Trusses – or approximately 54 lettuces. Which, all things considered, is fairly respectable. If a lot less than he had hoped.
Last Thursday, Yousaf had consciously uncoupled from the Scottish Green party. “You’re dumped,” he had announced, looking rather pleased with himself. It had been meant to be a power play. To ditch the Greens before they ditched him. A show of strength that the SNP could survive as a minority government without their coalition partner.
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