Holyrood 515 / 16 Oct 2023

SNP Conference 2023: Looking to the future - Humza Yousaf attempts to move beyond the bad news

3 Editor’s note: Yousaf’s position not only offers an opportunity to personalise the horrors of the conflict, it is also embodies the nuance
5 Roundup: Pictures and numbers from the past two weeks
7 Talking Point: Brutal content is being shared on social media with far too little hesitation
8 In Context: Why the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill is creating waves
10 SNP CONFERENCE: Humza Yousaf - The SNP leader on how counselling and mindfulness has helped him build resilience for the job of first minister
18 SNP CONFERENCE: Spotlight - Does the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election signal a turning point in the party’s electoral fortunes?
23 SNP CONFERENCE: Neil Gray - The wellbeing economy minister discusses juggling the challenges of politics and family life
32 SNP CONFERENCE: Elena Whitham - The SNP minister on how growing up in Canada helped her approach to tackling Scotland’s drug-death crisis
37 Prisons: Barlinnie - Scotland’s prisons are over capacity and the replacement for Barlinnie is behind schedule
40 Getting to know... Meghan Gallacher reveals she basically grew up in a zoo
42 Comment: Humza Yousaf should show some contrition in his conference speech, writes Robin McAlpine
43 Local politics: Shetland councillor Alex Armitage on running against Diane Abbott
44 Diary: Not Priti – Patel and Farage duet at the Tory conference
45 Political spin: David Duguid on being a Pete Wishart stand-in
46 Last Word - Sketch: Stephen Kerr, wind-up extraordinaire

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