Neil Gray faces ‘significant fall in hospital productivity’ in new role as health secretary – Holyrood Magazine

Edinburgh police officers ‘left to fend for themselves’ in face of rising violent crime – Edinburgh Evening News

Letters to the Press, 09/02/24: We Will Not Be Fooled. Council Cuts Lie With The SNP

Watchdogs warn of ‘gap in political leadership’ in flagship economic strategy – STV News

As standards slip, SNP pushes more lessons… in Scots – Daily Mail

Pincer movement: A dual approach to defeating anti-UK-nationalism – Stephen Bailey

Number of Scottish patients waiting more than four hours in A&E reaches record high – Aberdeen Live

The House of Sturgeon has turned into a mound of dust – Daily Record

Heat pumps needed at ‘much faster rate’ – watchdog – BBC News