We don’t know if jury-less trials will convict more rapists, but don’t shut down the debate | Nicola Sturgeon

Since I stood down as Scotland’s first minister, I have been struck by the polarisation in politics. This vital discussion must not become part of thatBack in February, one of the reasons I gave for my decision to stand down as first minister was a concern about the part I might be playing, however unwittingly, in the polarisation of our politics.Polarised, often highly toxic, public discourse is not a uniquely Scottish phenomenon. And by no stretch of the imagination was I the sole or eve