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Plan for Bill on judiciary 'not worth paper it's written on'

The plan to enshrine in statute the independence of the judiciary, praised last week by Scotland's most senior judge, was described by a former solicitor-general yesterday as "not worth the paper it's written on".

The plan to enshrine in statute the independence of the judiciary, praised last week by Scotland's most senior judge, was described by a former solicitor-general yesterday as "not worth the paper it's written on".