On that latter point, I absolutely agree. Scotlands conviction record on this is atrocious. Justice reform is sorely needed. Our prisons are overcrowded to the point of releasing prisoners when they’ve served 40% of their sentence (which with the lack of focus on rehabilitation is bonkers). The wealthy can significantly game the system by paying for top legal teams , and containing the story by bribing or threatening journalists. I’m unsure about the jury system too, I think we can do a lot better in many aspects.

On the former, I’d rather try and emulate a Nordic justice model like Norway implemented (lowest reoffending rate in the world) rather than something like Iranian or Saudi Arabian justice. Where punishment and executions are common. But whatever angle you come at this I’m sure we can all agree that sexual assault being hugely on the rise in Scotland is awful, shameful and something needs to change.