Milton view Have targets been met?
Dear Editor, Mr Henderson claims in his letter (February 23) that he is not an economist and I’m not surprised.
However, like many SNP supporters, he tries to make a point by introducing spurious statistics.
What were the SNP saying in 2008 when the euro and the pound were on parity? They said that the weak pound was a fantastic opportunity for our exporters. So what’s new? With the present situation the stock market is riding at an all time high which benefits all those with a private pension as their pension managers, who invest in the stock market, have very healthy funds.
Mr Henderson persists in using the ‘Pied Piper’ analogy which is unfortunate when one remembers that the story is about a man with a talent who undertakes a contract.
Having completed the contract the politicians renege and the ‘Pied Piper’ has to take strong action to remedy the situation.
So similar to the way the SNP treat the electorate. Let us hope the electorate wake up and take the strong action of removing the SNP from power at the next election.
I note that Mr Henderson makes no attempt to answer any of my questions, so like the SNP and its supporters.
One thing the SNP is very good at is setting “challenging targets”.
So I’ll make things easy for Mr Henderson or any SNP supporter, how many of these “challenging targets” been met?
John L Rimmer (sen) Park Rd Hamilton Dear Editor,
Over the years I have been at times dismayed, appalled, even angered by the public utterances of some politicians.
In this context I have to say that the comments by the Labour Mayor of London in regard to his recent visit to the Labour Party Conference in Scotland are some of the most misguided, reprehensible and offensive comments I have ever heard.
He is a politician who claims that he and the Labour Party represent progressive politics in our country. To suggest that supporters of Scottish Independence are the same as racists and bigots is a disgrace make no mistake that is what he did and no amount of weasel words of qualification, revision or denial will alter that.
The Yes Movement for Scottish Independence is not based on “narrow nationalism”. It is not anti-english. It is a Movement of inclusion irrespective of background, race or religion and as such is the antithesis of what the Mayor of London malevolently alleges. He insults all those voters and members of political parties (including members of his own Party) who support Independence. But more he insults those who did not support Independence, last time round, because his ill-informed slur demeans the democratic process by unjustifiably maligning those who have a legitimate right to advocate self determination for Scotland as a means of establishing a more fair and just society for all.
He came to Scotland with words of arrogance and division that ironically blew apart the hollow message of stronger together from the Labour Party.
I am not a member of the SNP (they can speak for themselves on this and any other issue) I am however a committed supporter and campaigner for Independence and I have had the privilege of campaigning with ordinary men and women of the highest integrity, a number of whom are SNP Members.
To see them and supporters of Independence maligned in this way is totally unacceptable and thoroughly deserving of admonition from all fair minded people. I therefore make this call - there would have been representatives from the Motherwell and Wishaw Constituency Labour Party at their Conference in Perth (some of whom may be candidates in the forthcoming local elections) they and the local Labour Party now have the opportunity to distance themselves from the comments made by the Mayor of London and I look forward to them doing just that.
John Milligan Muirhouse Ave, Motherwell