Nicola Sturgeon says there are ‘significant questions’ over Alex Salmond’s return to public office

First minister Nicola Sturgeon says there are “significant questions” about the appropriateness of former SNP leader Alex Salmond’s return to public office given concerns raised about his conduct. [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Mar 28, 2021 Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week. [Nicola Sturgeon says there are ‘significant questions’ over Alex Salmond’s return to public office]( First minister Nicola Sturgeon says there are “significant questions” about the appropriateness of former SNP leader Alex Salmond’s return to public office given concerns raised about his conduct. [{$escapedtitle}]( [Article Image]( [MP Kenny MacAskill announces his move from SNP to Alex Salmond’s Alba Party]( In a statement released today, MP Kenny MacAskill has announced he is relinquishing his SNP membership to join Alex Salmond’s newly formed Alba party. [Article Image]( [Faster and better decision-making crucial at time of extreme uncertainty]( Leaders urged to screen out the noise of judgments and biases in quest to get the big decisions right Promoted by GetSmarter [Article Image]( [The labour leader has told Douglas Ross ‘grow up’ over cooperation proposal following pro-independence party launch]( The leader of Scottish Labour has told Douglas Ross to ‘grow up’ after snubbing the Conservative leader’s offer of a ‘working together’ proposal following the pro-independence Alba party launch. [Article Image]( [Nicola Sturgeon: Alex Salmond’s ‘ego’ stopping him from doing right thing and leaving public stage]( Nicola Sturgeon has said Alex Salmond’s ego is stopping him from doing the right thing – leaving the public stage – after the former first minister launched rival pro-independence party Alba. [Article Image]( [Beware fake SNP claims about the Borders Railway line (and the rest) – Brian Wilson]( I dipped into The Scotsman’s South of Scotland online hustings and happened to hear the SNP representative, one Paul Maclennan, declaim on how his party had delivered the Borders Railway while “the other parties condemned the investment” in the line. [Article Image]( [Pump water into sand to free Suez Canal ship – Edinburgh University professor]( The giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal could be freed by pumping water into the sand beneath it, an Edinburgh engineering expert proposed today. [Article Image]( [Sir John Major: ‘A hardline approach on IndyRef2 is more likely to provoke a break-up than prevent it”]( Delaying a second vote on Scottish independence may be "unwise", former prime minister Sir John Major said - as he warned a "hardline" refusal to allow another vote on the matter for a generation was "more likely to provoke a break-up than prevent it". [Article Image]( [Body of man found in Paisley hospital grounds identified by police as detectives probe ‘unexplained’ death]( The body of a man found near a hospital in Paisley has been identified by police, as detectives continue to probe the unexplained death. [Article Image]( [Police are urging the public to avoid A1 area north of Torness after one vehicle crash]( The public is being asked to avoid the A1 north of Torness in south east Scotland as multiple emergency services deal with a one-vehicle road traffic collision. [View more news]( You have received this email as you are opted in to newsletters from The Scotsman, published by JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. To manage your individual newsletter preferences with us, please [click here]( and log in to your account. Alternatively you can [update]( your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive from JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, or [unsubscribe]( from all future emails. JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 11499982, having its registered address at 9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, England, EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom. We will process your personal data in accordance with our [privacy policy](.