ON Tuesday, Nicola Sturgeon set out the Program for Government. In it, the First Minister committed to publishing a draft Bill which will set out the proposed timing and proposed question of indyref2. Scottish Tory leader Ruth – oops - Douglas Ross, was predictably miffed about it.

"The First Minister just doesn’t get it," he tweeted.

Douglas isn’t angry. He is just very, very disappointed.

"We need to take Scotland forward and recover from this crisis together, not go back to the divisions of the past," he said.

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The Scottish Tories are quite frankly sick to the back teeth with the SNP and their pursuit of independence. They believe that if they can persuade pro-independence parties to stop talking about more divisive referendums, the majority of people in Scotland will forget that they would quite like to vote Yes in the next one.

But there is a flaw in their dastardly plan. If they want to tell the SNP to stop talking about independence they have to – you guessed it – talk about independence.

If I told you to STOP thinking about Murdo Fraser wearing a royal blue tutu and executing a perfect tap dancing routine, that image comes to mind quicker than you can say "no to indyref2". He’s tap dancing all over your brain, isn’t he?

Over to FMQs, and Ruth Davidson wanted to remind the First Minister how much her party loves to talk about not talking about indyref2.

"Yesterday, the First Minister announced plans for a referendum bill. Why is that more urgent than an education bill?’’

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In response, Sturgeon spoke about additional funding that is going to local authorities for schools and the recruitment of new teachers. She said that improving education remains the priority for her government.

"On a basic matter of democracy I believe it is for the people of Scotland to choose their own future. I’ll argue that case in a democratic election. Fundamentally, I believe in democracy. I think we now know that Ruth Davidson doesn’t." 

"But doesn’t believe in it when she doesn’t like the answer," replied Ruth Davidson.

"The Scottish Conservatives have already called for extra tuition for the most disadvantaged, so can the first minister guarantee that the additional money she has confirmed will go directly to schools and headteachers who need it most?" The First Minister then gave a lengthy explanation of the Attainment Fund and at least one Tory backbencher could be seen frantically Googling to check he was eligible to apply for it.

The pair then went back and forth about the SQA but at this point I struggled to concentrate because I was still thinking about Murdo Fraser in a blue tutu.

"I know the First Minister doesn’t like to be asked questions on her record, but she deserves to be challenged on this. Because it was her that said that education would be her number one priority…her record simply doesn’t stand the test.

"There are warnings ringing out about the school year already. There are parents, there are pupils there are teachers who have all sounded an alarm about the SQA’s plans. Shouldn’t that be her focus?" 

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In response, Nicola Sturgeon gave us another mental image to distract from Murdo and his surprisingly nimble footwork.

"Not only am I perfectly willing and happy to have questions asked of me about my record, policies and plans – I’m happy to let the Scottish people judge that in an election. Instead we have Ruth Davidson, who wants to continue to be a politician, but without the consent of a single person across this country. And yet she’s heading to an unelected parliament but has the brass neck to lecture the rest of us on scrutiny and accountability. There is no ermine cloak in the world that will cover up THAT hypocrisy."