1 Herald View: Looking for signs of hope as we await 2023 with trepidation AS a means of illuminating the current extreme crisis in our health service, it was grim, and it was truthful. Just eight, uncomfortable, words.
Herald View: Truss’s fear of robust TV interviews hinders our ability to assess her leadership qualities 9
Herald View: Aid to Scots families struggling with fuel poverty can’t wait until new PM moves into No10 1
Iain Macwhirter: Why is no-one talking about the report into Labour's culture of racism and sexism? 8
Neil Mackay: If Afghan death-squad claims are proven the SAS must be disbanded and those guilty jailed for life for war crimes 37