Why the SNP does not speak for Scotland – Pamela Nash

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Sport Update W5SYr182PVz3QW5m5PVK2J8vxF0/*W2zl8Fc6TPP6bW2p0jJF2gqwPS0/5/f18dQhb0S1V27BwhLlVVZbqy3pDDkgW69YGCJ3n2QZ8N59pFkrk74DBW6x3c1m4kq0kpW7mbscD8xwXLdN1TNYqVG-VqgV80PFN7jVQBhW2ghtYC8XdF2mN8cvMJQh5yJ5Vhy0l78Mx_KHW3Cj2kQ89ZWFLW3vXNVX3bm75kN84Ys5Nz00GVW1dgygJ1NPBZkW8BJjGB2FzmjnVF3rQq2NLGMyN6Ng22_Gh-ljW1w0w4f69_2vtN2zz5lc2KMg4VBSFR856vh1mMF6wpC1fWc_W8sSFY42-R2ZvW2ZVC_71QNsFFW2m4Vtn3dvmTPW5wN1rH1lcGR4W5_Cfzj6S80q7W5vpW1N88YcDhW5FK71k6Pxb00W6CrPhG73bh9hW10lH9x53KBxkW2zLN918gFVRPW30Bhjf8xpwy-W7htCx819d0kTN4vqkqvbHpWTN6Yr-hGgTZSRW7HLvMT88dZNXW7lJZTz3ZcZXQW7sKTjc5hKKnmW1ftQ78794xyxW5-GY1D6ZfyCBW6xdYjs8fDcJYW4vVyvV85Q8j4W4znx5Q8RWYSGVzFJf74zpbrDW7yBSZD8XW0HwW1CSk3g39q2sGW10ZMKv3TNQs8W7WVP3r24FxZJW2vkYG45zmx98W6D5nY_4wdd6SW4xBxqg8Dyx0GW8sN96B4CgClGW2hycyL4jL32-W58YjFC5R47PMW152PQd8B0BDyW5QXzPd7PgPK40 [Interview: Hibs cult hero Joe Tortolano on why he considered ending it all](W5SYr182PVz3QW5m5PVK2J8vxF0/*W1pZ6fN24sxX-VRXBbY3YbgyS0/5/f18dQhb0S1V27BwhLlVVZbqy3pDDkgW69YGCJ3n2QZ8N59pFkrk74DBW6x3c1m4kq0kpW7mbscD8xwXLdN1TNYqVG-VqgV80PFN7jVQBhW2ghtYC8XdF2mN8cvMJQh5yJ5Vhy0l78Mx_KHW3Cj2kQ89ZWFLW3vXNVX3bm75kN84Ys5Nz00GVW1dgygJ1NPBZkW8BJjGB2FzmjnVF3rQq2NLGMyN6Ng22_Gh-ljW1w0w4f69_2vtN2zz5lc2KMg4VBSFR856vh1mMF6wpC1fWc_W8sSFY42-R2ZvW2ZVC_71QNsFFW2m4Vtn3dvmTPW5wN1rH1lcGR4W5_Cfzj6S80q7W5vpW1N88YcDhW5FK71k6Pxb00W6CrPhG73bh9hW10lH9x53KBxkW2zLN918gFVRPW30Bhjf8xpwy-W7htCx819d0kTN4vqkqvbHpWTN6Yr-hGgTZSRW7HLvMT88dZNXW7lJZTz3ZcZXQW7sKTjc5hKKnmW1ftQ78794xyxW5-GY1D6ZfyCBW6xdYjs8fDcJYW4vVyvV85Q8j4W4znx5Q8RWYSGVzFJf74zpbrDW7yBSZD8XW0HwW1CSk3g39q2sGW10ZMKv3TNQs8W7WVP3r24FxZJW2vkYG45zmx98W6D5nY_4wdd6SW4xBxqg8Dyx0GW8sN96B4CgClGW2hycyL4jL32-W58YjFC5R47PMW152PQn8B0BDyW1L607w7PgPK40) Did you see that University Challenge was won by Edinburgh Uni? Hip, hip, hooray for them. W5SYr182PVz3QW5m5PVK2J8vxF0/*W6GlFyf2NqFZyW4QqKTT6Pwsp10/5/f18dQhb0S1Wd6XNQnnW12hfhP2_6QDYN2F6VL9lN-bDW5gvdFn2V5GQWW4TJPxF5-F353W4N9Xwf966t8SW85v2Q55pzMGmW2tKXHH7yrWbWW41qtr16rFTRPVY0zTd2b7v75W5Qv6zY93gNthW28Nym19lrwGtW3w4yy91-c2DYW6J37xp3C8f2xW4JmkML8rH_NVVGxvnX3rNnQBW1RPW2R99MXylW4ZD7Ch12g8XPW4-PfGb2lqHxvW6NZ34x3RdH-yW4fZ62H2v-g6LW2VYxDc1HWZWwW1bMgrj5CtsNzW6NWJ442LKHWPW4lBWw83ZHKJ_W46KCGp7BKDR0W4B7cBW6J-5ZqW2R7YJf5LMSBYW3pSWrj1kqkzqW1MgM9V7x2tB-W5-t3Y08sB2TPVDN0my66rrZrW6jtJsS25ldppW3V4bxl35sRdmW7g1rQr6sSJJKW8Cshwf8y9dYRW338tg88XgyJzW84F40M3jqvzMW7KP78_5sSgVfW16ggky14B93JN5lsF7PxZlW5VNzjFg2Q3482W7rnLXG7BMvPKW70BcmG9b4JCZW4D1vs95Mk3YsW8mS8dM7cDwPzW4XNzSq5s9kS4W40pXrj23Cy-LN5whjYG3p5bpW44YrNr6RdzZCW6SVrXQ4hNrdDW7LPYdh2kCz9XW8M3cDZ2lfXYTW2zt6ST2hNPW_W92vNvv6mTxChW4HY8zd7gG7Gv0 [Alan Pattullo: David Vanecek not even good enough to be sub’s sub](W5SYr182PVz3QW5m5PVK2J8vxF0/*W19nLJN4vPRCLW1qngLM8r_fYl0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wd6XNQnnW12hfhP2_6QDYN2F6VL9lN-bDW5gvdFn2V5GQWW4TJPxF5-F353W4N9Xwf966t8SW85v2Q55pzMGmW2tKXHH7yrWbWW41qtr16rFTRPVY0zTd2b7v75W5Qv6zY93gNthW28Nym19lrwGtW3w4yy91-c2DYW6J37xp3C8f2xW4JmkML8rH_NVVGxvnX3rNnQBW1RPW2R99MXylW4ZD7Ch12g8XPW4-PfGb2lqHxvW6NZ34x3RdH-yW4fZ62H2v-g6LW2VYxDc1HWZWwW1bMgrj5CtsNzW6NWJ442LKHWPW4lBWw83ZHKJ_W46KCGp7BKDR0W4B7cBW6J-5ZqW2R7YJf5LMSBYW3pSWrj1kqkzqW1MgM9V7x2tB-W5-t3Y08sB2TPVDN0my66rrZrW6jtJsS25ldppW3V4bxl35sRdmW7g1rQr6sSJJKW8Cshwf8y9dYRW338tg88XgyJzW84F40M3jqvzMW7KP78_5sSgVfW16ggky14B93JN5lsF7PxZlW5VNzjFg2Q3482W7rnLXG7BMvPKW70BcmG9b4JCZW4D1vs95Mk3YsW8mS8dM7cDwPzW4XNzSq5s9kS4W40pXrj23Cy-LN5whjYG3p5bpW44YrNr6RdzZCW6SVrXQ4hNrdDW7LPYdh2kCz9XW8M3cDZ2lfXYTW2zt6ST2hNPW_W92vNw46mTxChW1MX1Pp7gG7Gv0) Even when he’s in the squad, he’s out in the cold. The extent to which David Vanecek’s Hearts career has failed to get off the ground was emphasised last weekend as he sat in the stand 
and watched his side fall 3-1 to Rangers. W5SYr182PVz3QW5m5PVK2J8vxF0/*W1BPxtz8NKJrrW4m0bkS89W6Nn0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wd7wjzHXVM_4DP4V684vVCDQV21fNjXvW5C_gWF2HPyhRW609qdj3ZB1QbVmm8G_1VNnppW43t9pm48kT0PW1vNcwl872HJGW297lQS6LYs9lW35Wd6-3nZFy-W7nl3tR8sJNPBW5Qtcc52p0g_WW5xFmNl2_hcB8W1VKNMp81PRwZW8Wds521Tn2ZbW7Y_G3j5zvmRSN1BCRw3GqxWvW2hrDD23gBZNKW4Srqg446BnmKW3h44kj3W6J8_N8Wc1YccST1ZMc_LgX8mctMW2rnyXh1S03Z7W8ccqg86s8vf2N68kRxXVFydjW696fFb6tZCXKW2KsWcq7d_d7rW1TJx3Z33Db9_W8sFgRC2W1hvDW5vPNLX88Fj3HN8bPj3rKy3trW258vz55Z85B5W8Bpt_47cWHJnW60dz7J24bDmXW4MVp0M8rztHpN5KkxyPfm-sTW6T4FB_7K0btmW67cDlz5lHQy_W7Kf4H28gRYjNW7bpw8K9bbcJRW6x_9FJ6Zw38hW4kxvyC3SflWlW5FVcPm7-cz2NW40Gs17997T2qW7BGqdG8-7gl9VnRKBS71QqVWW8yz2-b505Dg4W4fY-_f76-NRQW485XL13wgq5tW5jGHbj4PhK84W4s6SBQ90L7hgW3G0CRN6Pv1qKW4dLT-b8ZjTgGN89KZLhrr8vcW9f7w2D8pJZ6_W3rsqtg6Q_1dkW4LP9WS8SLbSxf74mV9r02 [‘What are the odds on that?’ – Scott and John Henry make holes-in-one on same day 2,500 miles apart](W5SYr182PVz3QW5m5PVK2J8vxF0/*W3811fS5DcNb9W72W5RC281v6G0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wd7wjzHXVM_4DP4V684vVCDQV21fNjXvW7n8QDX2P1WBmW1kQVqh7bw1nHW5JHRHD5MKfZsN4xkcLkVGqqSW560hzw8KjThhW6RDKmf4PY90TW3lsthv73ZJ5nW5K7DxZ49WWgSN8Nvx8lVwtypW4DXs8r18QPxZW4hn53-5wmJGFW1Qhng61x8vQWW1mCCMY8PZLXvW6vD65c2xH5kRW5s_0_81yHTYjW5SVDs01QyMqcW71xfGD64m0S7VmFcs62sf8wxW470gwZ1QJXfxV9_FhS8QWz0MN7dr6Qvs2DtZW1tyGt-2YTQxJW274JtW2SG8WKW2KhsY74-VGF4W7sM8D26-7cFyW3YWLqg5gLB0fW3gNdsr89KPncW5wJjkg3ySBDNW2PSHwC5-7FWBVHlj-287Xm0BW5ztLHd43V-TtVwGWrd13qv27W7hxbzD2sn-y_W6RR9M827BxJjW146v1j2kscSWN9bnvTnBKXPwW56v7vg7FSw1FW98R4zc6G2YXhW5bWrk864h4xXW4p9gt06zRY3-W25jSsQ3K-jHqW12RVr05FY-N9W2drL129lDrdqW3V-DRr7GWz-0W2LS19L8gPcd_W35Ytg18ZBF7kW4mzN4M56mNzNW3MdhJT3L5RY7W2ktckf5rK2WGW229J032Tp81kW9cbPV96F_8XTW77-NmD3tQ9H0W7J_L356fvmj8W16vzmW1xTxQgf7LzJps11) Brothers Scott and John Henry pulled off an unlikely feat as they both made a hole-in-one on the same day but more than 2,500 miles apart. And finally... W5SYr182PVz3QW5m5PVK2J8vxF0/*VRjGR78Qq_7kW6qmvsP6kjP_H0/5/f18dQhb0S2C87wjzHDVWVKwG5VSl4xW2wXd6R4N1ZT1N4DPdngqPcd0W3K5ZZz1p4q3nW75Ht7H2bfcm6W4kDcRV8_GssdW43frG_5hnvTvW2F2YqZ87y6rWN4p8l5hgdNhWW4FsKcY5ySwhCW5PZ-VN7tfpYPW3Xmt9621J2k0W7FMlGk8JRqZYW4v_fPP3r7MLPW7CdWYt30qqW2W1v90tT64cFXZW56FVmm1dccHfN3znJd8WvMMjW2JDDYW51pxPrN4_mp_Y3yqdKN8q3dsv1n5-rW1k9F105hwwW8F22YFv81k_YW77F1DZ4wV7YZV8JWMD7lkcXgW88p2wV28q9z3MmkmVFJ65QMW4XWpXw4260BNVkdrzs3x5-sVW1Kqgf82FCRYVN7Q4-zfGXrMFW4H9mhM1q5qQPW6PkD1S4m2m7vW3-4VbQ7Nr0jCW5ZVP-m3RBJCmW4NDw1d74l0qcW4gpcmX7BZz2DW40yx3b9gSFXnW7RJPWW63BXBNW1HmmSY7jMjsnW3VB5VT3hylQ0W7m9Gvd8jK6kYW7Z3HRm8K1BZHW744Zbs83Lg5sW3MjGbt5rrPBSW8WPWYN2SPD8ZVTj1qV6pTy52W7YskfG483JYzW80YyTP5dJb-yW8ppBMk2MzkmXW2DkkPq97bQmLW3kwbR29h24T3W5Rl0tm6FMN03W672rdF49Fw09W35Gy4P7p1Nwg111 [These are the towns with the highest number of dangerous learner drivers](W5SYr182PVz3QW5m5PVK2J8vxF0/*W8Gv0j92z_DqPW2sJXqX2jCmXF0/5/f18dQhb0S2C87wjzHDVWVKwG5VSl4xW2wXd6R4N1ZT1N4DPdngqPcd0W3K5ZZz1p4q3nW75Ht7H2bfcm6W4kDcRV8_GssdW43frG_5hnvTvW2F2YqZ87y6rWN4p8l5hgdNhWW4FsKcY5ySwhCW5PZ-VN7tfpYPW3Xmt9621J2k0W7FMlGk8JRqZYW4v_fPP3r7MLPW7CdWYt30qqW2W1v90tT64cFXZW56FVmm1dccHfN3znJd8WvMMjW2JDDYW51pxPrN4_mp_Y3yqdKN8q3dsv1n5-rW1k9F105hwwW8F22YFv81k_YW77F1DZ4wV7YZV8JWMD7lkcXgW88p2wV28q9z3MmkmVFJ65QMW4XWpXw4260BNVkdrzs3x5-sVW1Kqgf82FCRYVN7Q4-zfGXrMFW4H9mhM1q5qQPW6PkD1S4m2m7vW3-4VbQ7Nr0jCW5ZVP-m3RBJCmW4NDw1d74l0qcW4gpcmX7BZz2DW40yx3b9gSFXnW7RJPWW63BXBNW1HmmSY7jMjsnW3VB5VT3hylQ0W7m9Gvd8jK6kYW7Z3HRm8K1BZHW744Zbs83Lg5sW3MjGbt5rrPBSW8WPWYN2SPD8ZVTj1qV6pTy52W7YskfG483JYzW80YyTP5dJb-yW8ppBMk2MzkmXW2DkkPq97bQmLW3kwbR29h24T3W5Rl0tm6FMN03W672rdF49Fwm7W35Gy828jCR2W111) Thanks to recent data from the DVLA, we can now see which towns have the most dangerous learner drivers. [See all the day's news here](W5SYr182PVz3QW5m5PVK2J8vxF0/*W5RFZVT85rrF3W4wHqGX1msLsK0/5/f18dQhb0Sq5L8YHrG2W2t-R90511QLbN5sr2yBsgRWdW1DWCvR56xnYNW5r8vwP3mm44rW5y5Lkw1sLJxWW8s4pCp1nPLDMW81gM8-7d-tJnVQJ99n8tsM4xN60Wpy78q5GvW5Dk60d5mfh5DVm1nXn4R6kKYW567bYV5lKvt_W5420y54L8V-zVp8LJh5D8zFFW6bVylv1TcntwW1njMtB6H5KWVW7_P6JS52YlfxW3_8mpl9fgwMTW4fd63c2shKnpW2NY2tT49shPHVsQF0S4yG_lPW2NS_n12fMdTBW1GTLmz9cQcDwVq1BS16h0SYRW7v0M3N82PJWVW4b_r1Z4ydHfhW58PWjw2N6lHcW1SfDzS3mXLstW6yWPbq1x-qnRW52mScg7tKsLNW4NcFfp7HQSsWN1G_RM_vC-6rVvL3dl7lbVPSW5LG9qj53NYtcW4PLwTV7pG9gbW5_Wykz5_WkTVW1wgTnp2bPlG8N751NZqK5VNTW1Ngx1f519-clW3QJlN67LsPn3VXmXFL7-4bkQN7HHXbvXDttbW3mrTby6ml62FN5ZDFd95XK8Pf2tq-1w02) You received this email because you are subscribed to newsletters from The Scotsman. Update your [email preferences]( to choose the types of emails you receive or [Unsubscribe from all future emails]( JPIMedia Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, with registered number 11573611. JPIMedia Limited, Third Floor, 1 King William Street, London, England, EC4N 7AF, United Kingdom