I don’t think anyone would disagree with your first paragraph bearing in mind the record the SNP have in those areas is not good. Bit like in England , Wales and Northern Ireland run by , respectively , Tories , Labour and nobody. So a bit of a non point other than everyone in charge seems to be making a bit of a pigs ear of everything.
Your second paragraph is just speculation.
Your third , well I’d ask if any other political party in the UK is any different.
Don’t know why VOR loved your post , what skin in the game could he possibly have? I can imagine but won’t say.