Letters to the press, 03/12/21: "The SNP was always a party of protest and dissent. Now it is experiencing the real dilemmas such behaviour creates for those in authority".

One rogue poll based arguably only on the perceived dislike of Boris Johnson and the SNP bandwagon for independence goes up a gear (“Poll shows ‘yes’ support highest for a year as confidence in PM hits new low”, The Herald, December 2). Meantime in the real world the problems pile up for Nicola Sturgeon and the voters are watching (“Hospital probe families in demand for resignations”, The Herald, December 2). Nicola Sturgeon is caught between a rock and a hard place and how she handles this is critical. The SNP was always a party of protest and dissent. Now it is experiencing the real dilemmas such behaviour creates for those in authority. Indyref2 is still in the melting pot and the manifold crises in the NHS are not going away, to say nothing of all the other pressing problems in her in-tray. Ms Sturgeon has ridden her luck for many years now. Is it about to run out? Dr Gerald Edwards, Glasgow.

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The debate in Holyrood on Wednesday on the cases of hospital-acquired infections was enlightening. The main argument from SNP politicians was that they had carried out reviews and acted on the recommendations. Just as with the impact of Storm Arwen, the SNP is always chasing its tail trying to fight fires rather than stopping them starting in the first place. Jane Lax, Aberlour.

Which of the following is the more shocking statistic? The fact that the SNP government exposed the Scottish taxpayer to the potential loss of £586 million in a dubious deal with a metal magnate (your report, 2 December)? Or is it the fact that in answer to a Freedom of Information request it took the SNP not 20 working days to respond but two years! The answer is neither. The Scottish electorate have become so accustomed both to SNP incompetence and secrecy that regular repeats evoked no surprise Colin Hamilton, Edinburgh.

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