Nicola Sturgeon takes apparent dig at former First Minister

Breaking news from The Scotsman [View email online]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [The Scotsman] Mar 29, 2021 Good afternoon, This is an afternoon news update from [The Scotsman](. If you like and value what we do, please consider taking out a [digital subscription]( with us. Subscribers get unlimited access to thousands of Scottish stories a week, award-winning writers, agenda-setting opinion, sport, arts, features and much more. [Try us out today from just £3 a month.]( [Nicola Sturgeon: 'I have less patience for those who treat politics like a game']( Nicola Sturgeon has warned she has “much less patience” for indulging anyone who puts their own interests ahead of those of Scotland. [{$escapedtitle}]( Nicola Sturgeon: 'I have less patience for those who treat politics like a game' The First Minister has warned she has “much less patience” for indulging anyone who puts their own interests ahead of those of Scotland. Speaking at the SNP's campaign conference and in an apparent dig at former first minister Alex Salmond, Ms Sturgeon said the pandemic had made her reassess her attitude towards a lot of things, including politics. [Read everything Ms Sturgeon had to say here.]( Douglas Ross to consider withdrawing Tory candidates to boost other unionist parties Scottish Conservatives could withdraw their own candidates in order to give other unionist parties a boost in the Holyrood elections and fight Alex Salmond’s new pro-independence party, leader Douglas Ross has said. Mr Ross has called on the leaders of Scottish Labour and the Liberal Democrats, adding they needed to unite to resist Mr Salmond’s attempt to “game” Holyrood’s electoral system. [Read everything Douglas Ross had to say here.]( Thanks for reading, more headlines below. Graham Falk [Article Image]( [The 16-year-old boy who died in a car crash near Alness on Saturday has been named by Police]( The 16-year-old boy who died in a car crash on Saturday has been named by police as Craig Melville from Alness [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]( [A Glasgow councillor is the latest to move from the SNP to the newly formed Alba Party]( A Glasgow SNP councillor is the latest to move to the Alba party. [Article Image]( [The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers across the country for support as its centres hit capacity]( The Scottish SPCA is appealing to animal lovers across the country for support as its centres hit capacity. [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](.