And while the paper doesn’t actually mention the Labour Party, it’s another clear target. Interviewed by the BBC at the weekend, the first minister challenged U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to “decide where he stands,” suggesting that many of his supporters would balk at him appearing “to be only slightly less in favor of a hard Brexit than the Tories are,” a clear attempt to position the SNP as the unequivocal party of a “soft” Brexit.
Sturgeon also came close to accusing Corbyn of lying over his questionable claim that the single market “is dependent on membership of the EU” and therefore not an option for the U.K. as negotiations continue this year. “Saying this once could be a simple mistake,” tweeted the first minister. “Continuing to say it when you know it is inaccurate can only be an attempt to mislead people.” [...]
The SNP’s (justifiably) gloomy analysis of Brexit, however, invites an obvious rejoinder: Why are Nationalists being rather more vigorous in assessing the impact of leaving the EU than they were — or rather are — about Scotland leaving the U.K.? Today’s paper could end up being a double-edged sword.
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