At Westminster, meanwhile, we’ve got the latest development in what seems to be the new, less shouty iteration of so-called muscular unionism.
Having run as her heir, he seems unable or unwilling to put enough distance between his regime and hers if the fraud investigation blows up.
Scottish Government also ploughs more money into Ferguson Marine despite conceding it would be cheaper to start from scratch at another yard.
In Scotland, the National Crime Agency have been called in to support Police Scotland’s investigation into the SNP’s finances.
For years, the ravages of the Scottish Government’s failures have not shown up in the Nationalists’ polling. But the spell has broken.
What party leader doesn’t know it needed a £100,000 loan – and what spouse doesn’t know their partner made one?
Jolyon Maugham’s latest crusade – to make barristers pass political judgement on prospective clients – is a step in a very bad direction; Sir Keir Starmer’s recent appointment of Sue Gray was another.
Yousaf’s critics already did not lack for boldness, and they will now be empowered to mount further assaults on Sturgeon’s allies and legacy.
Lies from party HQ about membership numbers have sparked in some quarters fears of ballot rigging.
It’s remarkable the Nationalist hierarchy thought it could get away with not saying how many eligible voters there were in the leadership contest.
The Scottish Secretary, understated in his public utterances, “often makes the wittiest interjections in Cabinet discussions”.