Letters to the press, 16/11/22: “Time to reform the most costly public services, the NHS and education and health – and change attitudes to and expectations of what the state provides for the amount we are prepared to pay”.

Ditching sterling would slash household incomes – Daily Business

SNP’s winter of discontent: With nurses, ambulance crews and teachers all set to strike, Nicola Sturgeon can’t blame this on Westminster – The Scotsman

Glasgow has shortest life expectancy in UK for people aged 40 – STV News