Veteran MSP Fergus Ewing has said he will not be “hounded out” of the party he loves following his suspension for voting against the Scottish…
secretary, who said he had no plans to retire, told the newspaper that his mother, SNP stalwart the late Winnie Ewing, would have been “horrified” at what was happening to the party and did not think she would recognise it now.
“It’s not compulsory, if you’re the captain of a ship, to aim deliberately to hit the iceberg – you can change course and the sooner you do, the better it is for everybody," Ewing added. Ewing also refuted speculation that he would retire at the end of the current parliamentary term, ahead of the 2026 Holyrood election.
“I’ve got no plans to retire. A decision will be made but so long as my health is ok and my brain is semi-operational then that is all I require."Ewing told the Record he believes the SNP have done a"lot of good things", such as free university tuition fees, free prescriptions, and concessionary travel for those aged over 60.
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