Tom Peterkin on Alex Salmond MP

That thorny issue about Alex Salmond being both an MSP at Holyrood and an MP at Westminster has raised its head again.
His so-called "dual-mandate" earned him the wrath of the Tories in the papers this morning. The Conservatives released figures showing that he voted less often at Westminster than any other Scottish MP.
He also had the third worst record of speaking in Commons debates and was joint last when it came to submitting oral questions.
Annabel Goldie gleefully pointed to Salmond's website, which claims he consistently ranks in the top 10 hardest-working MPs.
Salmond has already made it clear that he won't stand at the next Westminster election - whenever that is. Nevertheless, his insistence on carrying out two jobs (and that's without counting his third job as First Minister of Scotland) is clearly beginning to rankle.
It is one thing for Alex Salmond MSP MP to annoy the Conservatives, but he should take heed of how this issue is playing in his constituencies of Banff and Buchan (Westminster) and Gordon (Holyrood).
This morning the Press and Journal, the oracle consulted by most of his constituents, said: "There is no doubting whatever Mr Salmond's workrate, but even he cannot possibly give sufficient time to each of the three roles he now has to perform.
"He has already announced his intention to stand down as an MP at the next general election. Perhaps he should give serious consideration to doing so earlier than that." Ouch!