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Letters to the press, 08/04/22: Scotland could do so much better. Will railways be another disaster? Poll predictions awry. SNP make me feel guilty to be proud.

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Letters to the press, 05/04/22: Just how much more have the good folks of Scotland got to put up with from this feeble excuse for an administration, the political case of which is built entirely on historical emotion, and grievance against the UK? One thing they are good at is the adoption of the blame game – to quote that auld Scots expression: “It wisnae me”.

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Letters to the press, 01/04/22: “Before 2014 I was largely comfortable in my identity; I was Scottish and British. In 2014 it was open to attack for the first time. The SNP has used every election, local and national, to campaign for another referendum where not only your political views are questioned, but your sense of identity as well.”

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Letters to the press, 30/03/22: ‘”There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics”. This quote could apply to the SNP regarding the ferries shambles, the Prestwick Airport shambles, the Salmond inquiry and the attempt to rewrite Scottish history.’

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Letters to the press, 28/03/22: “The problem in Scotland, however, is the vast majority of our 4.3m registered voters are still oblivious to what is going on, wouldn’t know a defunct Ferguson ferry if it docked in their back garden, and the opposition parties continually fail to breach this wall of apathy with any compelling, positive, convincing message.”

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