Plymouth trip a waste of money

Sir, – I feel obliged to record my disapproval of the waste of public money incurred by the Angus Provost Mr Proctor and a council officer. This can only be described as a junket.

This trip to “welcome back HMS Montrose” in Plymouth can only be described simplistically as frivilous and more seriously as a waste of public funds.

It has become rather wearing to find that everything military which happens in Angus finds the approval and involvement of our provost.

On this occasion it was the Navy not the Army!

The response to such criticism was “petty , political rubbish”.

This remains the standard arrogant political response we have come to expect from the Tories in Angus recently.

Perhaps Mr Proctor should say that to those in Angus who have to rely on foodbanks. I am sure the refreshments in Plymouth were most enjoyable.

By the way was first class travel used?

My final question is, was the provost invited to attend this ceremony and if yes why was it not funded by the Ministry of Defence?

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Fife has more pupils to teachers than Angus, Dundee and Perth and Kinross, and again does not beat or even match the Scottish average. Attainment in Fife’s schools will not improve with evasion, denial and complacency on the part of those responsible

Would a communication of congratulations not have sufficed?

By the way, as The Courier indicates on page 9 (December 12) all four previous visits and ceremonies happened in the town of Montrose.

Why was this precedence not adopted this time? The ship will port in Montrose in September 2018.

Dan Wood.

1 Charles Melvin Gardens, Kirriemuir.