So, Kate Forbes, devout adherent of the Free Church of Scotland, wins the SNP leadership election and begins her incumbency as First Minister of Scotland by assembling her family in the drawing room of Bute House, her official residence, and inviting the cameras in to record them conducting a “Wee Free” prayer service.
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