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The reality is that Scotland heads the charts on too many of the bad areas. We are the unhealthiest nation in Europe, the most obese nation in Europe, and we have many poor health indicators.
A related point is that, as you have said, many people have simply drifted into long-term economic inactivity following furlough and it has been hard to get them back.
I believe that the Welsh have a commissioner who can challenge the Government from outside. We have commissioners on many things already and I presume that we will have many more in future.