FMQs ...

... or how to avoid answering questions. Ian Bell in The Herald - rather neatly, IMHO - sums up yesterday's interchange between Ms Alexander and Mr Salmond:

Is means-testing to be applied to the central heating scheme? Answer: installations have been taking place in record numbers.
Are restrictions to be applied to the availability of free bus travel? Answer: the eligibility criteria will not change.
Would 400,000 pensioners be liable to local income tax? Answer: a "majority" of pensioners - says another handy poll - support a local tax.

In fairness, I should point out that Mr McConnell (remember him?) used to do much the same thing, although perhaps a little less blatantly.