SNP conference: A calm event amid stormy times

SNP conference a calm event amid stormy times, writes BBC political correspondent BBCPhilipSim

Where there will be acute pressure, of course, is in the delivery of these plans.There is total belief in Ms Sturgeon as the party's figurehead, and a sense of confidence that she is leading the party in the right direction.

There's a gigantic screen displaying a rolling list of the SNP's achievements, from recent rent freeze legislation to big infrastructure legacies like the Queensferry Crossing and the Aberdeen bypass. There is plenty of buzz around the coffee shop and in the hotel bars surrounding the venue, but such energy dissipates easily in the enormous halls in between.

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