It's a stressful job being an SNP minister - Just ask the Health Secretary Neil Gray, who was chauffeured to football matches at taxpayers' expense while claiming to be on official business.
Scotland is stuck in reverse after nearly 20 years of regressive nationalism - and change has never been so badly needed. The Tories are now edging ahead of Labour in polls.
The tally employees on the SNP government payroll has almost doubled to more than 9,000. Public sector workers account for 22 per cent of the workforce.
Stagecoach founder Dame Ann Gloag launched a furious attack on prosecutors last night after they dropped 'malicious' people trafficking charges against her.
A second Scottish council has admitted that at least one pupil has been allowed to identify as an animal. The Mail revealed last month that a pupil in another local authority area identifies as a wolf.