Bernard Ponsonby: This is no longer just about the ferries – STV News

Letters to the press, 30/09/22: “The ferries fiasco rumbles on. Although neither ship has experienced choppy waters, the SNP appears to be heading into a heavy swell which may produce enough white water to engulf the First Minister and her motley crew”

Decline in service sector blamed as Scotland’s GDP falls by 0.2% in July – Insider.co.uk

NHS Grampian chief promises action as ambulances ‘queue up’ outside Aberdeen Royal Infirmary – Aberdeen Live

Warning of civil unrest as Police Scotland numbers left ‘unsustainable’ – The Scotsman

Scottish island communities are ‘suffering’, with more than 7,000 ferry cancellations in first half of year – The Scotsman

Scottish teaching staff subjected to ‘vile’ racist abuse online – STV News

Letters to the press, 28/09/22: “The Scottish Government has allowed the closure of local police offices by the formation of Police Scotland”

Surveying Scotland’s independence debate at a time of change – LSE