Russell Findlay

You say that they find themselves in this position, the SNP Government, but it’s a problem entirely of their making.

They’ve been in charge of Scotland’s justice system and prison service for two decades and they are the ones that failed to build adequate capacity.

It’ll be at least six years late, and instead of costing £100 million as they said it would, it’s now going to cost at least £1 billion – that’s the scandal.

It's not the first thing I think of when I wake up, but there's always the kind of possibility that some of these people might regard this as unfinished business.

That's the only option because if you show weakness they're not going to back down.

What he did was calculated, it wasn't some spontaneous crime... It was very targeted and extreme, and the outcome could have been my death or being maimed for life.

This is an enforcer, a hitman, for a major organised crime group in Scotland which has inflicted untold damage to many innocent people.

As a proud Scot, I wish the very best of British to our English friends.

That's why an inquiry is critical and why these latest allegations should be fully investigated by the police.

Peter Murrell's crimes were enabled by the SNP's toxic culture of control and aggressive aversion to basic levels of scrutiny.

Just unfortunate that some nationalist nonsense seeped into proceedings.

This was a referendum on oil and gas.

John Swinney wasted taxpayers’ money arguing that male criminals should be allowed in women’s prisons.

He pontificates about misinformation while his party runs a breathtaking campaign of misinformation about renewable energy.

John Swinney’s taxpayer-funded World Cup jolly merits a red card for hypocrisy given his previous attacks on rival MSPs who spent their own money to follow their teams while parliament was sitting.

John Swinney’s confession that the SNP spent ‘ringfenced’ referendum money on other things is damning.