Letters to the press, 24/05/22: “We’re missing the point on Nicola Sturgeon’s retraction from her “Closing the attainment gap” aim. She has realised that being poorly educated and thoughtless is a major attribute to fortifying the numbers of her followers. So perhaps her next promise will be to close all private schools, so increasing the chances to achieve a zero attainment gap at a mediocre level, providing more fodder for the Indyref2 machine”

After Scottish Water pumps raw sewage into rivers 10,000 times in a year, SNP hands out fat-cat bonuses – Edinburgh Evening News

Nicola Sturgeon meets with Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill in Edinburgh – STV News

NHS ‘falling apart’ as Scots forced to wait eight weeks for urgent cancer referral – The Sun

There is now no date for closing Scotland’s attainment gap, says Education Secretary – iNews

What Scotland can learn from Irish independence: it won’t control interest rates and inequality will widen – The Conversation

Policing in Moray: Folk with mental health issues being let down, says cop – The Northern Scot