The fallout in Scotland: What now for the SNP?
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The Times
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🗓️ 11 March 2021
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
For more than a decade Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon were the dream team that dominated Scottish politics, leading the charge for Scottish independence. But damning accusations have brought the pair into the spotlight. And with elections for Scottish parliament looming in May, what does this mean for the future of the SNP and Scottish independence?
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Guests:
-John Boothman, Political correspondent in Scotland for The Sunday Times.
-Stephen Gethins, Former Scottish National Party MP for North East Fife.
Host: Manveen Rana.
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| 0:00.0 | For more than a decade, Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon were the dynamic duo leading |
| 0:10.4 | the charge for Scottish independence and building the SNP into a political force to |
| 0:16.0 | be reckoned with. |
| 0:18.5 | These are two people who over the years you could not put a cigarette paper between mentor |
| 0:24.9 | and protege, leader, deputy leader of the SNP in Scotland, and here they are, gangers |
| 0:34.0 | drawn against each other. |
| 0:36.1 | But now, the vision that transformed what began as a small minority into a wildly popular |
| 0:43.1 | party of government could be in jeopardy. |
| 0:46.8 | Nicola and others would be the first to admit the party in the movement is bigger than an |
| 0:51.5 | individual. |
| 0:52.7 | For the elections for the Scottish Parliament, looming in May, what does the scandal and |
| 0:58.0 | drama of the last few weeks mean for the future of the SNP and for Scottish independence? |
| 1:05.6 | You're listening to stories of our times from the times and the Sunday times. |
| 1:09.2 | I'm Manvian Rana. |
| 1:10.8 | Today, the fallout in Scotland. |
| 1:14.0 | What now for the SNP? |
| 1:22.7 | Friday, February 26th, on a crisp, clear Edinburgh morning. |
| 1:37.2 | The world of Scottish politics seemed to hold its breath as the charismatic former First |
| 1:43.2 | Minister, Alex Salmond, strode into the Scottish Parliament again. |
| 1:50.4 | He was due to give evidence at the inquiry into the Scottish Government's handling of |
| 1:54.8 | allegations that he'd sexually harassed staff. |
| 2:00.2 | Political watchers had waited months for this moment, with rumours hinting that Salmond's |
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