If the Scottish Greens are good at anything, it’s making every issue about themselves. While the First Minister of Scotland faces two votes of no confidence next week — one in his own leadership and another in the SNP government — his party’s former coalition partners continue to vent their anger at the breakdown of the Bute House Agreement on the airwaves.
As though a scorned lover, Patrick Harvie’s barmy army has used most of the last 36 hours to release embittered statements about their abrupt exit from government. After Yousaf tore apart the coalition deal on Thursday morning, Scottish Green co-leader Lorna Slater told reporters that hapless Humza’s decision was ‘an act of political cowardice’ adding that: ‘Humza Yousaf has signalled that when it comes to political cooperation, he can no longer be trusted.’ Harvie, who also leads the Scottish Greens, raged openly at Yousaf during First Minister’s Questions, asking him:
Who does the First Minister think he has pleased most today? Douglas Ross, Fergus Ewing or Alex Salmond.
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