When Humza Yousaf went to London and asked Rishi Sunak for a second independence referendum it would have been amusing if Sunak had said my dear Humza just because it’s you, I am going to grant your request. The date you wanted was 19th October 2023, wasn’t it?

It would have been an interesting campaign if the SNP Westminster group had lost the £1 million pounds and more that it would lose if it cannot get its accounts audited in time. Who knows how much the SNP overall will lose if it can’t appoint auditors in time also. Still there might be enough in the kitty to put an advert or two in the West Highland Free Press and the Stornoway Gazette.

It would have been interesting too to find out who would have led the Leave the UK campaign as I don’t think Sunak would have been so foolish as to allow another Yes/No referendum. Perhaps Nicola Sturgeon could have made a comeback, only what if there were a TV debate and she found herself unable to attend because she had to answer some other questions. Stirling may have important associations with the cause of Scottish independence, but Cornton Vale might not be the best backdrop from which to broadcast.

Alex Salmond might be persuaded to make a comeback, but it might be almost as awkward to have someone who has previously been the subject of a police investigation leading as having someone who might be presently the subject of a police investigation. It rather gives the impression that people who lead campaigns for Scottish independence are liable to be subject to police investigations.

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