Nobody has got everything right (not even Jacinda). Even Johnson has got some things right if you give him some credit for the vaccine programme. In Scotland, I feel that Sturgeons communication has been pretty good. It feels like she has engaged us as grownups and I support the stuff she has brought in over Christmas. Its only the last week or so that Omicron seems to be less dangerous so she had to react and I think the controls and communication have been more appropriate and better communicated than those in England. I have personal experience of how easily and quickly Omicron is spreading and am still crossing fingers today that our Christmas plans will not have to be cancelled.
Her job is made more difficult when anything she does it mostly dependent on the Treasury to fund as the Scottish Parliament has no powers to borrow money. The first 9 months of the pandemic I would have scored her handling quite high other than the debacle of feeding those with Covid into care homes (also a UK problem). Her weekly communications were a lesson in clarity and detail. There was a fight that her regular appearances were giving her political advantage so coverage has reduced although we still get a Tuesday coverage of her addressing Scottish parliament. The media up here are still pretty pro union so she gets a rougher time than Johnson does with his propaganda machines. She is human, makes mistakes and admits to most of them which buys her some credit with me.
There will be plenty disagree with me and thats fine.
