Devolving Wilson

Jon Bright (London, OK): I am slowly beginning to believe that every single news story now has a sub plot which now takes into account its uneven impact across the devolved administrations of the UK. Or perhaps this has been going on quietly since 1997? More proof comes from the Herald today, which reports that SNP MSP Christine Grahame is calling for the protection of MPs from being bugged - affectionately known as the Wilson doctrine - to be extended to MSPs in Holyrood as well, which the security services currently have even more of a free hand to listen to. I've already speculated that Salmond could make "no ID cards" part of his independent Scotland pitch - could privacy for MSPs form another plank? With an opposition to nuclear weapons, free university education, a Europhile stance and a principled stand against wars of aggression, I must admit I'm thinking about checking for any Scottish ancestry I might have...