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As an avid reader of The Scotsman for over 50 years, I have followed the circumstances leading to the predictable “tremendous mess” that has led to an unsavoury battle for power in The SNP. Paul Wilson (Scotsman, 20 March) sets the current scene that Scotland is an ageing society with the average adult being over 42 now, and a falling life expectancy of 76 for males and 80 for females, further shortening retirement life by an increased state pension age to 66 now, rising to 68 in 2044.