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On the agenda

Hugh Henry MSP, the heroically independent-minded convener of the Scottish Parliament’s Audit Committee, did the entire Scottish body politic a great service in June by describing the evasions of Scottish civil servants – where warranted – as “bullshit”.

Henry, right, has strong views about their unaccountability, and that of ministers, to the Scottish Parliament, and is taking the unusual step of appealing to the information commissioner to force the issue.