as the Scottish Conservatives plunged to their worst electoral result in a decade.
Just like Boris Johnson, she is referred to across Scotland by her first name – “our Nicola”, or “bloody Nicola”. In an age of political hyper-management, evasion and misinformation, Sturgeon comes across as direct, considered and remarkably human. “There was a period where I was trying to lead the country through a global pandemic, and at the same time trying to withstand a full-frontal assault by my predecessor to bring me down,” she says, as though she still finds it hard to compute.Coming through it “has shown me that I’m a bit more resilient than I thought”, she reflects; “more confident in my own skin”.
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