The Scottish Govt has more than FIFTY press officers - all paid for by you, the taxpayer. I hope you’re grateful. thetimes.co.uk/article/holyro…

Spin city: how the SNP have turned themselves into the largest media operation in devolution history. While the pandemic can justify increased media spending, it can't hide the SNP turning themselves into a huge media operation ensconced in office [1/10

Remember this the next time you hear the SNP bleating about food banks, poverty and "Tory austerity".

Good news

I wouldn’t normally post something from the Guardian but this is beautifully written and astute theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

And Court of Appeal throwing whole thing out last year but media ignoring it cos a/ 'Vote Leave not guilty' isn't 'a story', b/ everyone looking at covid horror. Few hacks even realise CoA chucked the Electoral Commission out after 5 yrs of bullshit

Why I'm standing to be leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats – Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

The nice thing about the time difference with #Tokyo2020 is waking up to brilliant news like this!

This is what we do to Douglas Ross MSP before FMQs every week

Challenging? It’s a human rights disaster. Our family and friends are dying in record numbers from preventable drug related deaths. Tragic, devastating and cruel.

You've had 14 years. Drug deaths have hit new records every year you've been First Minister. These pitiful excuses about 'predating actions' are a disgrace. Stop the political spin with these awful figures and take the necessary drastic action. Back our Right to Recovery Bill.

The Scottish Government can’t escape the fact that Scotland has the same drugs laws as the rest of the UK, but 3.5 times the rate of drug deaths. We need to look at every option to confront this, but we can and must act now. We need to invest in treatment and recovery.

Hey kids! Learn Latin so you don’t feel inferior in the company of the upper classes! 🤦🏻‍♂️

Now it's Turkey. At what point do we treat the climate emergency as, you know, an emergency?

This is depressing on many levels. It appears to be evidence, if any were needed, that casual racism is alive and well in 21st century Scotland. This demands investigation. Hope you find a place for your daughter, Humza.

THAT'S ALRIGHTY THEN

Nicola Sturgeon vowed not to push for another referendum for at least 100 days after the election in May. She’s already broken that promise. Instead of plotting to divide people at the worst possible moment, she should concentrate on our Covid recovery and protecting jobs.

So they'll make the positive case for a hard border with our biggest trading partner. It's all a bit Tory European Research Group, isn't it? telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/08/0…