John Swinney clarified his policy from the last time he was Party Leader is unchanged – SNP campaigns will not include Independence as a priority signalling an end to the gradualist and fundamentalist battle for policy supremacy – Campaigning for Scottish

John Swinney clarified his policy from the last time he was Party Leader is unchanged – SNP campaigns will not include Independence as a priority signalling an end to the gradualist and fundamentalist battle for policy supremacy – Campaigning for Scottish

John Swinney – The last time and this time Alex Salmond resigned the Party leadership in 2000 and Swinney was elected Leader in the ensuing election. His leadership was ineffectual, with the Party losing an MP in 2001 and a disastrous loss of 27 MSPs in 2003 despite all the political advantages being with the party. Critics blamed the losses on the Swinney’s style and his lack of charisma. But Swinney’s dictatorial style of leadership had aliena…