Aren't you confusing a talent for talking with the mark of a great politician? What makes a politician great is what they achieve for the electorate they represent, it's not winning elections or reorganising a party.
If more people understood this then democracy would better serve the electorate.
I think we’ll find out the real tragedies of Salmond’s life and career in the media and courts over the coming months and years
Nothing in this that:
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And as for wit and making people laugh I can't think past his crass attempts at humour in his festival show a few years ago.
Aren't you confusing a talent for talking with the mark of a great politician? What makes a politician great is what they achieve for the electorate they represent, it's not winning elections or reorganising a party.
If more people understood this then democracy would better serve the electorate.