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”

Letters to the press, 20/05/22: When former principal teacher of social subjects Jenny Gilruth became transport minister in January she said it was an opportunity to “help Scotland become a world leader in achieving our goal to become net-zero by 2045″. I’m not sure if she was meaning carbon emissions or ScotRail journeys.”

Ferguson Marine ferry scandal shows why Scotland needs to beware the dead hand of economic populism – The Scotsman

Letters to the press, 17/05/22: “The Scottish Government urgently needs to change its direction. The fact is that the political parties supporting the Union received far more votes than the independence supporting ones in the recent election. This was true also in 2014, with a huge turnout and in reality, this has not changed ever since”

Rubbish Party slams SNP’s record on tackling littering ‘blight’ which makes Scotland look ‘backward’ – Daily Express

NHS in Scotland is broken and all the staff I know are working on an escape plan, Dr Lailah Peel – The Scotsman

SNP accused of ‘selling next generation short’ as spending on playparks drops – The Scotsman

Scottish independence: Nicola Sturgeon held top level meeting on SNP plan for indyref2, documents reveal – The Scotsman

Scotland’s council elections must not be turned into grandiose national opinion polls – The Scotsman