There are numerous distortions operated by the SNP Scottish Executive. Not least the distortion is evidenced by the behaviour of the Scottish Government Covid-19 Advisory Group, which was set up by Nicola Sturgeon in response to the pandemic. As things stand right now, their advice has not yet diverged from the UK government’s strategy. For the time being, their existence largely serves only the purpose of political optics: that is to suggest that Scotland has a fully functioning and independent government that can handle the biggest crisis on its own.Â