Six questions the National must answer

Scottish daily the National is known for its inimitable approach to journalism. The mainstream media bombards SNP ministers with impertinent questions about missed NHS targets, widening attainment gaps, and delayed ferries. The National , on the other hand, does proper reporting, like its front page denouncing the inclusion of Reform on a Question Time panel, the hard-hitting coverage of a Tory politician’s quip about Nicola Sturgeon’s hairdo, and an uncompromising expose on a Labour candidate’s ‘deeply disrespectful’ attitude towards the Gaelic language. While other newspapers fixate on the actions of government, the National is out there bravely holding the opposition to account. This is the lifeblood of democracy: journalists willing to stand up to those in power and tell