SCOTLAND’S steps towards standardised testing in schools shows that less and less distinguishes the Holyrood and Westminster governments.

This newspaper has long argued that despite vehemently anti-Tory rhetoric, the Scottish National Party has too often proved Thatcherite in practice.

Nicola Sturgeon’s governments have been big fans of privatisation, forcing the sell-offs of ScotRail and the Caledonian Sleeper service.