I think folk are missing the wider relevance of this crime. The SNP can only succeed in convincing the Scottish electorate that independence can be delivered if they can prove to the Scottish electorate that they are a party that are fiscally competent. The polls may show support for independence at 50/50 but when push comes to shove, folk want to know the plan for currency, central bank, transition, economic growth etc etc.
What this man has done is prove that the SNP are not even fit to look after their own bank account and arguments that 'it was a one man betrayal' are frankly laughable. There are £ms of pounds passing through that account and he was able to charge literally 1000's of item on a charge card to amazon without any challenge. Yes he manufactured false invoices but the SNP had a treasurer, a finance committee and a set of external auditors for the whole period he was embezzling and not one raised a finger. A simple look at the transactions running through the bank account should have triggered an internal investigation in 2010 ( the first year of embezzling). For me this almost negates the result of the recent Scottish election. I honestly believe that if this had come out a couple of months ago the make up of Holyrood would look very different and frankly any talk of Scottish independence is dead in the water for years and years.