The SNP’s culture of secrecy is doing lasting damage to trust in politics – Holyrood Magazine

Poorest Scots 15 times more likely to die from drug misuse last year – The Scotsman

Susan Aitken’s £10m Glasgow gift cards used to buy vodka, cigarettes and even heroin – Daily Express

Scotland’s public spending deficit hits record of nearly £2,200 a head – The Guardian

How the demented agenda of Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP has condemned Scotland to a summer of discontent – Daily Mail

‘Decontamination’ of streets may be needed for public health safety – STV News

Sturgeon says there is no ‘bottomless pit of money’ to end council pay dispute – Yahoo News

Scotland’s Push to Secede From UK Won’t Go Away – Bloomberg

Filthy Fringe in pictures: Edinburgh festivals plagued by bin strikes – STV News