Have you ever organised one of these events? I ask, because I have and I know what it involves.
And what happens is that the organisation requests certain things of the minister or official. Will you open our new wing; talk to our staff/pupils/6th form or whatever? Oh and would you sign the book on the way out, or say a few words over our new library... or whatever!
Normally the minister/official does his/her best to comply with as many of these requests as limited time will allow.
Jack McConnell and Margaret Curran (separately) were both most accommodating to our requests when they visited our premises to talk about career opportunities for people living in areas of multiple deprivation.
I suspect that in this case the head teacher requested that the First Minister give up 5 minutes to have a few selfies with the girls she was talking to about equality in careers. In fairness, regardless of your politics, Nicola must be a bit of a role model for a teenage girl who wants to make a career for herself.
And the FM, being the kind of person who will always make time in her day if she can, agreed.
You have to wonder if Ms Dugdale would have said ... "NO, I'm far too important and busy to take selfies with school children".
And the answer is, no, of course she wouldn't. Just like Nicola she'd have said "Yes of course I will".
If you want to have a go at the first minister try to up your game a bit, Monica. Try politics for example. Don't quibble about 5 minutes of Nicola's time. It makes you look incredibly petty. And most of all don't pick on something that your own leader would have readily agreed to. That just makes you look silly.
Maybe one day someone will ask YOU to be in a selfie.
Yours sincerely
Tris
