The SNP embezzlement scandal has thus far trained its spotlight on Peter Murrell and his penchant for pilfery, and on his estranged spouse Nicola Sturgeon, a strategic mastermind with the observational skills of Mr Magoo.
In a sense, this focus isn’t surprising. Murrell is the offender, guilty in the eyes of the law and in the court of good taste. (The man spent four grand on a gold-nibbed pen. His real crime isn’t fraud, it’s vulgarity.) As for Sturgeon, it’s hard not to be riveted by the story of a politician suddenly surrounded by pricey tat and yet so committed to
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