Alex Salmond made the unexpected step into frontline politics in a joint manifesto with former SNP minister Alex Neil. The pair looked at the immediate challenge in the covid pandemic and set out their aims to rebuild the country after the health crisis.
Their blueprint includes policies once championed by Salmond in government, some already being looked at and long-term visions for economic growth.
Salmond said it was an attempt to help the "Scottish effort" but it was branded by Tories as a distracting attempt to settle scores with Sturgeon.In their report, the veteran Nationalists said the first step is to minimise economic damage with mass testing, tackling "super-spreaders" and "expanding the programme for distributing vitamin D.