A lesson on how torunacountry

Sir, – Taking the country to war is always a good way for a weak and wobbly leader to look strong and stable.

The pretext for the invasion of a sovereign nation lies in claims their president has used chemical weapons on his own people.

The only proof the British public has for this violation by Assad was some “white helmets” grabbing startled kids off the street and hosing them down with cold water.

Then there is always the (secret) intelligence report that the PM tells us she has.

Normally the public would be inclined to accept the word of their PM standing up and speaking in Parliament since it is, after all, a court of law.

Sadly, however, most MPs in Westminster are now seen in the eyes of the general public as strangers to the truth.

And what of politics in the devolved parliaments? Are we doing any better?

We had the Scottish Labour conference in Dundee; the least said about that the better, although it was held in the right place, the home of the Dandy, the Beano and other well-known comics.

We also had the Scottish Liberal Democrats conference in Aviemore, with their leader Willie Rennie doing his wee moan with no new policies and no new ideas.

If you really want to see how to run a country and do politics, come along to the SNP conference in June.

I guarantee you will see nothing weak or wobbly in Oor Nicola’s performance. Walter Hamilton. Flat 3, City Park, City Road, St Andrews.