Surgery, swearing and sewing it’s all in Alex Salmond’s latest Courier column

The NHS is an institution which is close to people’s hearts. For this reason, it is also commonly used as a political football by parties of all persuasions.

Recently, there have been claims that Scotland’s health service is not in as good health as we would like it to be.

Not the case, argues Alex Salmond in his exclusive column for The Courier. He argues for the SNP’s track record and insists north of the border is closest to Nye Bevan’s vision.

Speaking of spirited defences, he also speaks up for Andy Murray’s fiance, Kim Sears, and her passionate reaction to the Dunblane star’s Australian Open semi-final win.

No need for parental advisory here, though, as the former First Minister keeps it clean as he says a bit of passionate potty mouth during sport is okay.

If high culture is more your thing than low language, then you’ll enjoy his musings on the Great Tapestry of Scotland, which is almost finished its tour of the country.Read Alex Salmond’s column every Monday in The Courier.