Another email referred to the “likelihood” of

“needing ministerial clearance for any new approach”.

That is what is in the emails that have been published today.

During the SNP’s leadership contest, Humza Yousaf said:

“if there’s more money we can give to alcohol and drugs in particular, then that is going to be a priority focus for me.”

Well, it is clear that it is not a priority. Nicola Sturgeon cut funding for drug treatment in 2015, and the number of drug deaths rose. This year, Humza Yousaf has cut the treatment budget in real terms. The SNP promised to create hundreds of new rehab beds, but it has managed to create just over 30. The addiction crisis in Scotland is out of control. Since the SNP came to power, the number of drug deaths has doubled. We have the worst figures in Europe, and new figures show that the number of deaths is increasing again.

Scotland’s shame has not gone away. Nicola Sturgeon admitted that she took her “eye off the ball”. Has Humza Yousaf not done exactly the same?