Fewer pupils from poorer backgrounds are getting into university in Scotland, figures show – Morning Star

Social workers ‘forced to miss 30,000 days of work over mental health’ – STV News

‘This could be the end of the National Health Service as we know it’ – STV News

Toxic asbestos found in more than half of Scotland’s schools, alarming figures reveal – The Sun

Scottish councils urge Sturgeon to suspend plans for national care service – The Guardian

Scotland uses most nuclear energy of all uk nations for fifth year running – Nuclear Industry Assocation

‘Unacceptable lack of clarity’ on changes needed to meet net-zero targets – STV News

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”

The SNP’s war against beauty in Scotland – ConservativeHome