The SNP makes quite the fuss of its dedication to openness and transparency from political leaders. Voters deserve to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about those in power. And woe betide anyone who dares not to adhere to this principle.
Take former prime minister, Boris Johnson, for example. During his time in office, the Scottish nationalists rarely stopped demanding he publish all manner of information.
The SNP’s commitment to ‘full transparency’ and the public’s right to know is not, it turns out, absolute
It was essential, claimed the SNP, that details of Johnson’s responses to a police questionnaire about lockdown-breaking parties be made public because voters had a right to ‘full transparency’. It was also necessary, insisted the Nats, for Johnson to publish bank statements and correspondence relating to the refurbishment of the flat in 10 Downing Street. Again, this was required in the name of ‘full transparency’.
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