Hypocrisy from first minister

breath for any defying their London bosses.

Alan Woodcock. Osborne Place, Dundee.

Sir, – There was nothing surprising about Nicola Sturgeon’s scathing response to Boris Johnson’s visit to Scotland during her Covid-19 update.

Like a stern head teacher, she chided the prime minister for daring to highlight the benefits of the union and accused him of political campaigning on the back of the pandemic.

Yet she did the same with her off-topic attacks and put-down of the UK borrowing power, which has paid for nearly 900,000 jobs in Scotland.

Of course the regular Covid update provides an ideal platform for Nicola Sturgeon to make political points, courtesy of BBC Scotland.

A separate statement at a more appropriate time during the evening news wouldn’t reach the same audience.

And it is vital for Ms Sturgeon to stress that no good can ever come from Westminster or, God forbid, that the people of Britain actually enjoy significant benefits through the union such as freedom of movement, a single currency, a common market, a joint defence and border force, a shared pension pot and all the various co-operations unencumbered by border issues.

It is a level of integration and unity which has long been in place in the UK while, ironically, the EU still tries to and maybe never will achieve exactly that.

Regina Erich. 1 Willow Row, Stonehaven.

the prime minister’s approach to the awful emergency.

The first stated the virus response shows the “might” of the UK union. Typical of the Johnson Tories to distort reality in an attempt to gain political advantage.

The second stated the UK Government’s response to the pandemic is a shambles. This is typical of Johnson, where everything he touches is a shambles.

Harry Key. 20 Mid Street, Largoward.

to be a member of the UK’s Intelligence and Security Committee whose purpose is to keep the UK safe?

Mr Hosie doesn’t want to keep the UK safe, he wants to destroy it.

And what about former first minister Alex Salmond who has taken roubles to appear on Russia Today with his own show, and platformed senior SNP politicians to monster the UK Government?

William Loneskie. Justice Park, Oxton.