
Lonely at the Top: Sturgeon, Leadership and Regrets: Review of Nicola Sturgeon, Frankly, Macmillan £28.
Lonely at the Top: Sturgeon, Leadership and Regrets Bella Caledonia, 15 August 2025 Gerry Hassan Frankly is a major political occasion which has got people talking and taking sides – either defending or defenestrating Nicola Sturgeon as a leader, politician and her legacy. Sturgeon invites strong reactions. There are those who feel loyalty, even affinity, to her and what she represents. Equally there is a significant body of opinion who regard her as divisive, out of touch and having let down people – a view shared even by some in the SNP and pro-independence. There is no doubt that this