The Scottish National party is braced for the outcome of a tumultuous leadership contest during which profound policy divisions have emerged between the candidates, exposing the extent to which the wider membership subscribes to Nicola Sturgeon’s progressive consensus.
A series of flashpoints over LGBTQ+ rights, Westminster’s veto of Holyrood law, and environmental and economic policy have brought younger, equality-driven activists to the brink of resigning their party memberships and threatened the breakup of the SNP’s governing alliance with the Scottish Greens.
