Johnson is ‘delivering when it matters’
IN Tuesday’s letters’ page, readers criticised the Prime Minister. Let me lay out some facts for these people. Since this pandemic began, the UK Government has paid the wages of about 750,000 Scots under the furlough system, at a cost of £1.2 billion per month, for possibly eight months, has given additional funding in excess of £3bn for the Scottish NHS and rates relief for Scottish businesses and is making grants to about 300,000 Scottish self-employed people at a potential cost of about £2bn.
This is of course in addition to the annual Barnett subsidy for this year of about £12bn, based on the last few years’ payments. A grand total of £23.6bn.
Boris might not come across that well at times, but when it really matters he delivers, in these circumstances invaluable cash to support the people of Scotland at this difficult time. Nicola Sturgeon, on the other hand, likes to be clear, but delivers only words but very little practical help in this once in a lifetime struggle.
I know who I think is doing the most for the people of Scotland, based on hard cash provided.
Yes it is all about cash. In this situation valuable cash help provided by the UK Conservative government to support the Scottish economy, without which this country would be on its knees. John Rankin
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WHY are Ireland and France allowed to get round the quarantine?
All passengers should go through the quarantine procedure.
Why hasn’t the First Minister increased the fines like England? Please Ms Sturgeon do this. People think nothing of losing £30 for a fine – put it up to £150 a time.
Our lives are worth more than these idiots that don’t want to abide by rules. Donald Clark
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WITH regards to your Times Past piece on living in tenements – I lived for five years in a single-end in Cowcaddens, which my wee maw kept absolutely spotless.
I got my own wee one-bedroom, main door in Mount Florida, which I had for 29 years. There’s nothing wrong with tenements, it’s the people who live in them that determine if they are slums or not.
Donna Coats
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I REMEMBER my ma’ having to bump the pram up four flights.
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I USED to do the stairs for my next door neighbour. She gave me £2 and an extra couple of pound at Christmas. Happy days.
Liz Murphy
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