How Infighting Threatens Scotland’s Independence Drive
over 3 years in Washington Post
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s feud with her predecessor and former mentor, Alex Salmond is threatening to undermine her pro-independence Scottish National Party at a time when it desperately needs to keep momentum. She faced a grilling at a parliamentary inquiry on March 3 over her role in the mishandling of a case against him, part of a probe that includes an allegation that she misled parliament. That’s a charge that could force her to quit just as the party is gearing up for elect