
WHAT is the missing issue in Scottish politics today? The national movement is preoccupied debating the pros and cons of a second referendum versus using the next UK general election as a plebiscite on independence negotiations.
The local media is focused (rightly) on the cost-of-living crisis, though with no great solutions to offer. And the few Scottish Tories around are waiting for Truss and Sunak to offer even more fantastic electoral bribes.