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John Curtice on the SNP’s biggest problem: it all goes back to Sturgeon When the First Minister resigns, I ask Sir John Curtice for his reaction and it’s pretty blunt. Mr Yousaf was, he says, a very poor politician and “bloody useless”. But the issue for the SNP now that their leader is going is whether they can actually find someone who’s any better. “The new leader will have two jobs,” says Sir John, “One is to unite the party, but also to improve relations with the Greens so you’ve got to get Patrick Harvie and Fergus Ewing on board. That’s job number one, where you might want to go for John Sweeney. Read more Ron Mackenna: The plates are small (unlike the prices) but hip food den is worth it What is it about Edinburgh posh restaurants and fried chicken just now? They’re all at it. Like rarebits. The Glasgow cinema that is a 'window on the world' celebrates its 50th in style The GFT this month marks its 50th anniversary with its customary flair, beginning with another showing of Roma, Fellini’s striking ode to the Italian capital. 'King of clubs' Eddie Tobin, who managed Connolly and survived a shooting, has died Tobin enjoyed a lifetime of experience in business in Glasgow and throughout Scotland. He managed Billy Connolly, Midge Ure, Nazareth and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and was commercial manager for a number of Rangers and Celtic football players. 10 fantastic new books this month that could make you see the world differently Stuart Maconie makes for a chatty, amiable travelling companion who would definitely stand a round in the pub and the portrait he paints of contemporary England is, perhaps surprisingly, a quietly progressive one. The fastest woman in Scotland, Alyson Bell, on her remarkable rise and Paris 2024 Alyson Bell has become a regular fixture in the GB sprint relay squad and after competing in the World Relays this weekend, will set her sights on Paris 2024. 'Glasgow is a city with a huge big heart but it is also a city of contradictions' Glasgow is a city full of contradictions. A city with a fine radical past, a shipbuilding city, a city that grew the likes of Jimmy Reid and Jimmy Airlie into the national heroes that they were. A city that welcomed Paul Robeson, welcomed Nelson Mandela, and a city that had an extraordinary arts tradition. Still does.

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