Time for a new dawn Modern slavery

SOMETHING is seriously wrong when a political party characterised by incompetence, scandal and cronyism is repeatedly voted into office.

Holyrood has turned out to be an expensive disappointment. a place of positive, creative debate and ideas where the executive is effectively held to account it is not.

We last witnessed a really big, ground-breaking idea from the Edinburgh parliament in 2007.

The Scottish Tories – who had last held a majority in 1955 – considered forming a centre-Right party which, being operationally independent of Westminster and with policies focused on the needs and aspirations of Scots, would have appealed to voters across the political divide.

Despite wide support, the ‘new dawn’ plan was rejected in 2011 by those who believed it best to carry on as normal and leave the Nationalists to destroy themselves.

Ten years later, and destruction is indeed a reality – but not for the SNP, whose media manipulation skills are unsurpassed.

Thinly disguised propaganda is spun as news, fiction as fact, disaster as triumph, opportunity turned to grievance. Frustrated voters are crying out for radical thinkers; the creative, visionary politicians in Holyrood and Westminster who will wake up, re-engage and unite all those who believe in the Union but are disenchanted with the status quo.

IAN S CLARk, Fife. i HavE often looked at an item ‘Made in china’ and wondered how it could be produced so cheaply. i didn’t suspect it was due to slave labour. i will never again buy something made in china.

it is hard to believe that any government could preside over what is happening in the Uighur camps.

Those campaigning about historic slavery should turn their attention to what is happening right under our noses.

PHIL NORTH, Brigg, Lincs. i aM glad that Britain is voicing concern over the plight of the Uighur Muslims in china, but what about modern slavery closer to home?

i’m concerned about those poor unfortunates in some nail bars, car washes and sweat shops.

china does not care what we think about it, but we can do something about abuses taking place here. NORRIE McGEACHIE,

Corby, Northants.