(20 Sep 2014, 11:15 am)Robert wrote What is the real reason for Salmond stepping down as First Minster after Scotland voted No to independence?:
Is it really because he feels like he has had his finest hour and feels it is time for him to leave or is it just pure humiliation after his massive build-up to the referendum has gone up in smoke?
If the vote did go his way, would he have resigned?
That is the big question that is coming into my mind at the moment. And i could have a simple answer for it (and the 2 sub-questions) and im sure its simple, he wants sympathy about not getting what he wanted and he knows that everybody will start to hate him. Feel free to disagree or agree with that but thats what i think.
It's not uncommon for leaders to do so. Kinnock in 1992, Major in 1997, Hague in 2001, Howard in 2005, Brown in 2010.