SNP have turned manifesto failures into an art form – and, of course, their solution is independence
As Sturgeon repeated her plan to hold a referendum before June 2023, the issues voters really care about were swept quickly to one side
Nicola Sturgeon launches the SNP's election manifesto in Glasgow
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There’s not really much point in poring over election manifestos, unless you’re an ‘anorak’ like this one or an avid collector of broken promises.
Still, the SNP versions of these documents are a bit special in that in recent times they’ve turned their failure to fulfil manifesto pledges into something approaching an art form.