| | | Sam Shedden | | Engagement Editor |
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Good morning, Welcome to Wednesday's newsletter from The Scotsman. We need your support. Our fact-checked, trusted news takes a lot of time to produce. If you find any value in what we do please consider taking out a digital subscription with us. Subscribers get unlimited access to all our exclusives, special offers, puzzles and much more. Try us out today with no obligations from just £3 a month. How do Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon's claims stack up against evidence? Confused by what's going on in the wake of the Alex Salmond inquiry? We don't blame you, it does get a tad complicated. Luckily our politics reporter Conor Matchett is on hand to pick through the evidence and tell you who is claiming what and what it all means. How do Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon's claims stack up against evidence? "Alex Salmond's allegations of a conspiracy are extraordinary" Today, the former First Minister Alex Salmond was due to give evidence to the parliamentary inquiry investigating the Scottish government’s handling of harassment complaints against him. At the last minute, following the intervention of the Crown Office forcing the Parliamentary authorities to redact part of his written submission, he decided to pull out of appearing in person. In our opinion section today Murdo Fraser MSP asks: "How can we possibly trust the current government of corrupt liars with these most serious of tasks, when they have proven themselves so unfit to hold public office?" Read his full column here Is women's football an afterthought in Scotland? "I don’t want to say we are a second thought, because I’ve questioned, at times, if we are even a thought” As the Scottish Women’s Premier League continues to be paused, four leading lights of the Scottish women’s game speak out as they seek answers as to why they aren’t allowed to even train, whilst many in the men’s game play on and in some cases flout the rules. Hear from top players and figures in the Scotland's womens football and how they feel forgotten We're offering more FREE newsletters In March we'll be offering three new newsletters. Like this one they'll be totally free. Scotsman politics: The latest Scottish political news and analysis from our specialist writers direct to your inbox (twice a week) Opinion: Expert analysis and agenda-setting opinion from our team of columnists with insight from our comment editor (once a week) History and Heritage: Features on Scottish history, heritage news, nostalgia and archive picture galleries (once a week) Sign up to any of these for free right HERE. Thanks for reading, more headlines below, Sam Shedden, sam.shedden@jpimedia.co.uk | 