SNP members will today begin the task of electing their new party leader and the next first minister of Scotland. Whoever wins will no doubt pledge, as both Nicola Sturgeon and Alex Salmond did before, to govern in the interests of all Scots and not simply those in favour of independence.

This time around, he or she should be held to that commitment each day of his or her leadership.

Scotland remains firmly in the grip of a cost-of-living crisis, with families struggling to afford basic essentials amid high inflation and exorbitant fuel bills.

The NHS could also be described as in crisis, with ever-lenthening waiting times driving increasing numbers of patients towards paying for treatment in the private sector.

A poll conducted by former Conservative peer Lord Ashcroft shortly before Ms Sturgeon announced her resignation last month found voters believed her priorities were very different from theirs.

While her top priorities were seen as achieving independence and gender recognition reforms, voters were more concerned with the NHS and the cost of living.

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