With the First Minister off in California watching cartoons, it fell to Nicola Sturgeon to hold the Holyrood fort.

Whether she could also hold her own was another matter.

Johann Lamont had been working on her jokes. This is a lot more fun than working on policies, but where Labour is concerned the distinction isn't always clear. Courtesy of the SNP, Lamont had plenty of material to work with.

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