and will be determined by members of the snp but of course who leads the scottish government here as well. the westminster leader, stephen flynn, who isn t even sitting in this parliament, he sits at westminster by definition, is ruling himself out. potential runners and riders, kate forbes the finance secretary who is on maternity leave. john swinney who is filling in for her at the moment. angus roberts. a couple of other cabinet names who might be options. but whoever it is, he also you will have to think about what they can do to try to advance their key cause of independence. does that mean a refresh of the vision of independence? does it mean a rethink of the tactics towards independence? it possibly does. and also the thorny issue of gender for them to contend with. what do they do about that? them to contend with. what do they do about that? james, many thanks. that is all from do about that? james, many thanks. that is all from us do about that? james, many thanks. that i