Why Nicola Sturgeon will survive to divide Scotland for another year – The Scotsman

Scottish Government ‘out of touch with reality’ as MSPs debate independence while NHS struggles – Daily Record

NHS Scotland crisis: Public believe SNP are running public services poorly, poll suggests – The Scotsman

Could 2023 be Nicola Sturgeon’s last as First Minister? – The Scotsman

Letters to the press, 04/01/23: “Neither Ms Sturgeon nor the SNP is in charge of the country under the existing arrangements. It’s the Greens that are calling the shots these days, whether it’s the moves to restrict cars from cities, the delays improving death-trap roads through the North of Scotland, setting up impractical bottle deposit schemes or the postponement of the abolition of Air Passenger Duty”

Letters to the press, 29/12/22: “Nicola Sturgeon needs to step in, but perhaps having been a health secretary herself she is loathe to. The result is precisely what we are all experiencing right now: stasis. Something or someone has to change”

Letters to the press, 15/12/22: The SNP is not focused on education, health, transport, the economy and the things that matter to the public. “All we hear from it are empty promises — mealy-mouthed words which are meaningless”

SNP urged to divert ‘vanity spending’ on Scottish independence referendum – STV News