I love Scotland and I love this particular part of the country I have come back to. I have no problem with having a democratically elected Scottish Nationalist Party Government running the country. I do expect the government to be competent, to act in the interest of all the population, to be fair, honest and to act with integrity. The present SNP/Green coalition is largely incompetent and follows its own narrow agenda. As for honesty and integrity, the First Minister's pledge of transparency is a joke, a senior SNP member and Cabinet Minister tried shamelessly to stiff the taxpayer, then lied about it to the public and colleagues, , then blamed his kids. The SNP are unable to manage their own funds and certainly are unable to provide proper management of public funds.
The First Minister has a bright idea - I will announce a Council tax freeze at the Party conference. He forgot to inform any of his colleagues beforehand and didn't feel it necessary to consult those bodies affected by the decision. The stamp of firm and decisive Government or incompetence at the highest level - take your pick.