An era is ending for the SNP. Nicola Sturgeon’s announcement that she will stand down at next year’s Holyrood election is the most visible indication of this. Departing, too, is her unfortunate, short-lived successor Humza Yousaf.
Sturgeon’s best friend and loyal acolyte Shona Robison, currently the Finance Secretary, is leaving, as is the Transport Secretary, Fiona Hyslop. Both, like Sturgeon, have been MSPs since the Scottish Parliament was founded in 1999, and have played key roles over the SNP’s long period in power. So far, nearly 20 Nats have announced they will step down.
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