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It has been really pleasing to see Scotland's new, three-day-old newspaper, The National, make progress and develop in its first week. We already had a vastly improved Sunday Herald to inform our weekends but we were sorely lacking in a daily paper with the same political viewpoint.

In all our celebrations and hopes for its continued growth, it is important to remember that there are also incredibly vibrant and inquisitive alternative sources of news and comment, the two I use most frequently being Bella Caledonia and Wings Over Scotland. At present both of these outstrip the National in depth of analysis and sophistication of style, but the digital National is a bonny looking creature and it is learning every day. We live in fascinating times and the plethora of sources of news, information, debate and comment is a welcome change.