Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf is a politician with two settings. If he’s being asked about a difficult issue – the Police Scotland investigation into SNP finances, for example, or his government’s failure to deliver its policies – he does a reasonable approximation of sincerity, all soft voice and sad eyes. You can see the parts moving but, credit to the man, he gives it a go. At all other times, Yousaf is in outrage mode, shuddering with fury at this or that decision of the UK Government.
The First Minister maximises the opportunities for public displays of anger by – in common with all populist nationalists – absolving himself of any duty to be consistent. Something that was perfectly acceptable on a Monday can become an Indyref trigger by Tuesday if the SNP leader thinks there are points to be scored.
Does Humza Yousaf really believe the UK government should impose its own legislation on the matter?
Sometimes this capriciousness renders Yousaf ridiculous.
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