The Scottish National Party’s limitations have been laid bare
Will Humza Yousaf learn the right lessons?
Who needs HBO when you can watch the SNP melt down? A vicious battle to take the place of an all-powerful Scottish leader has turned “Succession” into must-watch television. The fight to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) had the same plot line and the same mix of underwhelming pretenders and fratricidal ambition. The successor in the real-life drama is now known. Humza Yousaf, previously the health secretary, this week became the new head of the SNP and Scotland’s first minister. But the party he leads suddenly seems as dysfunctional as Waystar Royco.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Secession, season one recap”
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