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

Meet the Scots playing a key role in London’s revolutionary new Elizabeth line underground railway – The Scotsman

Letters to the press, 13/05/22: SNP Westminster leader is an ‘English’ rose. Nicola would be better going on a ferry than going to the US. 800 extra GPs…in five years.

Letters to the press, 10/05/22: “Nicola Sturgeon urged voters to “Send Boris a message” and opinion polls forecast a 44% vote share. In fact, the SNP got 34%. Only 641,000 – one in seven – of Scotland’s 4.3m voters voted SNP. Scotland’s “message to Boris” is: Scexit has been eclipsed by Covid, economic crisis and war, and dogged by SNP incompetence, scandals and cover-ups. It is running out of steam and into the buffers of voter anger and apathy”

Less than a third want independence referendum next year, poll suggests – The Scotsman

Scotland’s Census 2022: Even King Herod could run a census. Why can’t the SNP? – The Scotsman

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