Get the factor 50 on Alex

There is no doubt that newspapers have political influence, however, last time Calton looked, Scotland was still being governed by the majority SNP administration at Holyrood, not Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation. It is therefore a bit of a cheek for the latter to be announcing a date for the independence referendum before the Scottish Government has even finished its consultation on the issue. The new Scottish Sun on Sunday must have really been struggling for a front page headline if that was the best they could come up with. Most peelie-wallie Scots know by now to avoid the sun because, however pleasant it might seem at the time to bask in its rays, the result is always damaging. Alex Salmond take note.