The SNP leader was battling for her political life in Holyrood, but she had an opponent in Westminster too
At first glance, there may seem little connection between Britain’s two big political events today. Rishi Sunak’s budget speech at Westminster and Nicola Sturgeon’s near-simultaneous inquiry appearance at Holyrood were each newsworthy set pieces. But they inhabited different political worlds and addressed largely different audiences.
Nevertheless, it is hard to fully understand them without understanding the gravitational pull that each exerted on the other.
