For neither the first, nor I warrant, the last time Nicola Sturgeon had the air of a governess tired of walking her charges through problems she has explained on countless occasions but that, inexplicably, have not yet penetrated her pupils’ skulls. Who can tell if the fault lies with the teacher or those who fail to listen to her?
So there was a peevish quality to first minister’s questions. Ruth Davidson, the Tory leader in Holyrood, complained that Scotland was “lagging behind” and the first minister took Ruth Davidson on what she termed “a logic journey” as she explained — or justified — the decisions taken so far on the vaccination programme. It was true, she allowed, that certain parts of the timetable for