Questioning the First Minister’s priorities

Sir, – At the gay pride event in Glasgow, Nicola Sturgeon said she was “proud to lead this march today celebrating and reaffirming the values of tolerance, diversity, equality, love and respect”.

I suspect that she would not include in these sentiments the democratically-elected President of the United States, the legitimate Constitution of Spain, The Orange Order, Tories, England, Westminster and the outcome of the 2014 referendum.

Ms Sturgeon would do well to follow her own advice and curb the hateful and intimidating activities of SNP xenophobes, nasty internet trolls, and the “All under one Banner” marchers who are normally led by placards declaring, rather objectionably, “Tory Scum Out!”.

The gesture and grievance politics combined with virtue signalling that Ms Sturgeon seems to revel in does little to address the problems that affect our nation and its people.

Ms Sturgeon may well feel that the gay pride march was far more important than publicly inviting President Trump to meet her in Bute House where she intends to have talks with the separatist Catalonian Leader, no doubt to the annoyance of the Spanish Government and oblivious to the unfavourable consequences which will surely surface at some future point.

It’s as though Ms Sturgeon has asked the President for directions and he’s told her to get lost.

Iain G Richmond. Guildy House, Monikie.

Picture: Chris Austin. Nicola Sturgeon at Glasgow’s Pride march.