AS a rule I find it best not to eat while watching the Scottish news bulletins. With all the spluttering that goes on it is safer, and requires less cleaning afterwards, to go nil by mouth. Take this week, for example. On Sunday, World Health Organisation data showed Scotland had become the Covid capital of Europe, with six regions featuring in the top ten for case rates. Add to this a test and trace system that was buckling under the pressure. Wonder what the Scottish Government will say to that, I pondered. Well ponder on, because there was no Minister available to come on the program...