The veteran Nationalist hinted he could lose the SNP whip as soon as next week after speaking out against a series of government policies.
Rebel SNP MSP Fergus Ewing mocked the Scottish Government's "flushable policies" after he was named politician of the year.
It follows the dropping of Highly Protected Marine Areas and the delay of the Deposit Return Scheme . "I don’t want to say anything against these young guys – just to take an age at random, 50 – because as somebody once said in an American presidential election, I would certainly not want to take advantage of his youth and inexperience.
“I want to say two things. One, it really is an honour to be nominated, particularly along with Anas and Alison two people for whom I have the greatest respect in politics and we are lucky in Scotland to have them both.
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