Months after the SNP's first Scottish parliament election win in 2007, George Foulkes, then a Labour MSP for the Lothians region, appeared on the BBC's Scotland at Ten radio programme. Discussing the SNP's early performance in government, Foulkes argued that the party were “on a very dangerous tack. What they are doing is trying to build up a situation in Scotland where the services are manifestly better than south of the border in a number of areas.” Colin Mackay, the show's presenter, was confused. “Is that a bad thing?” “No,” admitted Foulkes, “but they are doing it deliberately...”
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