Everybody’s going on about The Scotsman’s new monthly opinion poll and its results showing the SNP in a good position. This is all very boring.

What really attracts my attention about this edition of The Scotsman is the fact that they have got Jack McConnell looking like an ostrich. He looks like he is about to peck at Alex Salmond like an emu to a Parky.

It doesn’t help that McConnell is appearing under a heading, “Our national bird?” Well, he does mince a bit when he’s walking if that’s what you mean…