The Scotsman opinion piece, on UK Politics, 14 November 2026
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Read the original article on scotsman.com (opens in a new tab)Stephen Jardine's column argues that Scotland's public sector is too large and that Ivan McKee should cut it, using a former NHS chief executive's exit payment and a convicted fraudster as examples. The column attributes its pension figure to BBC Scotland, says outright that the payment does not reflect on Mary Morgan, and grounds its charge against Kashim Chowdhury in his fraud conviction. Its headcount claim is consistent with the reported figures. Nothing in it misleads on the grounds an opinion piece is judged by.
Opinion piece: read for false claims of fact and for fairness to the people it names, not for its opinions.
“On Monday he was found guilty of nine charges of fraud.”
The column's grave charge against a named person rests on a court verdict, not on assertion.
“None of this reflects on Ms Morgan.”
Jardine names a retired public servant but says plainly that she did nothing wrong, and puts the blame on the contract terms instead.
“Of course, most civil servants are not on the make”
Jardine stops one fraud case from being read as a verdict on all civil servants.
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