Weekend rewind: The top 10 Scottish politics stories you need to read
Updated: July 3, 2021, 9:03 am
From national warnings on the surge in coronavirus cases, to local councillors caught red-handed running troll accounts on social media, it’s been another busy week in Scottish politics. Just in time for the weekend, here’s a look at the top 10 political must-reads you need to catch up with:
1. ‘Like Eat Out to Help Out on steroids’
An adviser to Nicola Sturgeon has claimed the rise in Covid cases linked to Scots football fans at the Euros shows the country risks scoring an “own goal” – and warned politicians to learn from last year’s push to reopen restaurants. Professor Stephen Reicher, from the University of St Andrews, said government should reflect on the Eat Out to Help Out campaign and the impact it had on the spread of infection. Press & Journal Political Editor Andy Philip covered that story, and you can read it in full here.