New Scottish ‘Treasury’ department needed to improve growth – insider.co.uk

Nicola Sturgeon geared for clash with PM over new fracking and nuclear plans – Yahoo News

How Truss should handle Scotland – Stephen Daisley

John Swinney’s ropey relationship with reality – Dean Thomson

Lower population means more funding for Scotland if it stays within the UK, says influential think tank – The Scotsman

How the SNP lost the support of the “indy-curious” like me – The New Statesman

The SNP’s culture of secrecy is doing lasting damage to trust in politics – Holyrood Magazine

Scotland’s public spending deficit hits record of nearly £2,200 a head – The Guardian

How the demented agenda of Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP has condemned Scotland to a summer of discontent – Daily Mail