Very good point this: Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes, Ash Regan - none will be SNP MSPs after 2026 (and Ash Regan hasn’t been for some time)

Some BIG news for Sportscene! 👀 To commemorate the programme turning 50-years-old we're welcoming back some iconic faces 🎉 Tune in to BBC Scotland at 8:15pm on Saturday to see Dougie Donnelly presenting with commentaries from Archie Macpherson, Jock Brown and Rob MacLean 🙌

This Nicholas Harris piece is great. Always thoroughly enjoy reading something that goes against the grain of what everyone else is saying. Off to watch some YouTube now... newstatesman.com/politics/media…

Scottish Labour MSP Colin Smyth charged with possession of indecent images bbc.in/45H2V7L

NEW: Looks like Reform have an MSP at Holyrood. Graham Simpson defecting from the Tories

Pedantic note - he’s not the first Reform MSP. Michelle Ballantyne briefly represented the party at holyrood just before the 2021 election.

Graham Simpson said he expected some “nastiness” for defecting. Seems like shots are being fired Tory source says “of all our MSPs, they’ve got the worst of the lot”

Palestine protester gains access to anas sarwar speech in Glasgow. Asks the Scottish Labour leader why he won’t say there’s a genocide happening in Gaza. Anas Sarwar replies that he does believe a genocide is taking place.

After Aberdeenshire Council began taking down Saltires from lampposts, Laura Miller and David Wallace Lockhart discuss why flags are popping up in previously unusual places Listen on BBC Sounds 🔊 bbc.in/4mQFsbA

John Swinney to visit US for Scotch whisky talks bbc.in/3JTAYCw

Getting mildly obsessed with the world of stone skimming. Particularly enjoyed the Toss Master calling one competitor the GOAT this morning.

Wow. I know we're on the verge of a very significant press conference, but the Corbyn/Sultana 'Your party' project appears to be splintering in a rather spectacular fashion...