Although I recognise and whole-heartedly agree that the judiciary’s independence is a vital principle that must be maintained, that should not be confused or conflated with the necessity of ensuring that appointments to the new council are not only accountable and transparent, but seen to be so.I therefore share the concerns expressed by not only a number of MSPs this afternoon, but a host of organisations ranging from Citizens Advice Scotland to the Environmental Law Centre Scotland that the Lord President’s appointments to an organisation that is an NDPB in all but name will not be subject to the Public Appointments Commissioner for Scotland’s code...