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THE very public fall-out between Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon has elicited a myriad of different reactions, ranging from shock, dismay, surprise, glee (among the opposition parties) and even ridicule. But what it has not done at this point in time is to diminish support for the SNP. Quite the opposite in fact. It has served to remind us of the positive contributions of both leaders over the past 20 years and the excellent achievements of the SNP during that time. Most people I have spoken to have taken sides in this dispute, often with much enthusiasm but in some cases with very little understanding of the issues involved. Some see it as a battle of the Titans; David v Goliath. Big Ek in one corner, Mr SNP himself, who has brought a fringe party with only two MPs remaining after the 1979 debacle to within a whisker of obtaining independence. And in the other corner wee Nicky, who had achieved worldwide acclaim for the way she has dealt with the present pandemic in Scotland.