Thatcher, Sturgeon and the Wee Cowerin' Beasties
Never mind the stage management and ridiculous posing, the key point about comparing Margaret Thatcher and Nicola Sturgeon is their total control of government - and their respective parties of government.
The SNP have gone one further, of course, with their Mr & Mrs Double Act which has Ms Sturgeon's husband, Peter Murrell, acting as the SNP's chief executive.
Even Margaret Thatcher never enjoyed this kind of absurd imperiousness which explains why SNP politicians are so wary of speaking out - they've all been cowed, they're wee cowerin' timorous beasties, you might say.
Scotland's 'Mr and Mrs' Chumocracy (June 07, 2021)
Scotland is the only part of the UK where a family franchise dominates both the party of government and government itself.
Can you imagine the hoots of derision if Boris and Carrie (or others) were a Mr & Mrs double act?
Nicola Sturgeon (FM and SNP Leader) and Peter Murrell
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds
Jeremy Corbyn and Laura Alvarez
Theresa May and Philip May
David Cameron and Samantha Cameron
Gordon Brown and Sarah Brown
Tony Blair and Cherie Blair
John Major and Norma Major
Margaret Thatcher and Denis Thatcher
