Jack McConnell

Gavin Yates (Edinburgh, GYMedia): Has Alex Salmond finally seen off former First Minister Jack McConnell? The Sunday Mail (a generally tame Labour paper) broke the story that Jack was off to pastures new on Sunday after a heavy bout of briefing. The writer of the Sunday Mail piece, Political Editor, Brian Lironi is just working out his notice before talking over the Head of Communications job for the Labour Party at Holyrood, so it would appear that the yarn is not only accurate but impeccably sourced.