Defeated ... again.

So the Record reports that, "THE SCOTTISH government was defeated in Parliament over plans to streamline NHS waiting times. Alex Salmond's loss came after a debate on health instigated by the Liberal Democrats. It was the first Holyrood debate ever held by the Liberal Democrats as an opposition party and it ended in a 77-48 defeat for the SNP. The defeat on health came when MSPs voted on a Lib Dem motion claiming the approach would lead to more red tape."

Mr Smith reckons that this will happen more frequently as the current parliamentary session progresses and he wonders what action the Scottish Government will take in relation to the parliamentary defeat.

He suspects none and that the vote was meaningless.