NewsScottish NewsGoogleMail Opinion says the SNP must stop hiding from scrutiny.04:30, 12 Jul 2026Peter Murrell ’s activities while he was CEO of the Scottish National Party continue, quite rightly, to be in the spotlight.‌Just because he admitted to embezzling £400,000 from the party – and is now in jail – doesn’t mean all question s are answered.‌Far from it. This is not just about Murrell’s conduct, but about the failings at the top of the SNP which meant his 12-year criminal spending spree went undetected.‌John Swinney’s resistance to a public inquiry into this mess reflects poorly on him and suggests the Nationalists have failed to learn lessons.Now there are new questions, following our exclusive report last week of a police probe into allegations by ex-SNP official David Henry £1.5m