Telling the truth counts at the ballot box

Sir,– As a resident of Perth City South ward I note with interest a leaflet from the LibDems, portraying the SNP as “cheerleaders for independence”, with the clear inference that the SNP locally have achieved nothing. This claim seems to require us to disregard the facts.

The record shows that under SNP leadership since 2007 we have seen Fairview, Oakbank and South Inch View schools all built from scratch in this ward – this must surely be good? And in 2017, the only council budget proposal which made provision to replace Perth High School was the SNP’s proposal.

At Inveralmond, land available for development and job creation will double when the A9/A85 road is opened next year, and again, this development was commissioned under the SNP.

Not everything is perfect with Perth and Kinross Council – when was it ever with any council? But when politicians make hollow and incorrect inferences about their opponents, rather than underlining the positive case for their own vision and values, it seems certain to backfire at the ballot box! Iain MacPherson. 31 Lammermuir Gardens, Perth.

Pupils from Perth’s Oakbank Primary School march into their new school building in 2015.