[ritchiebaby]

Alex is still looking after Alex and he knows that if his Alba Party do well in the May elections and secure MSPs for the pro-independence cause, he can then claim that any successful referendum vote will all be down to his intervention. He will still be looking for some senior position in such a campaign, even if it's at Nicola's expense.

Additionally, I'm sure that the SNP and the Alba Party will be delighted to have any "back-door" MSPs they can muster.