Labour politicians seem to forget what a union means

Sir, – With working people facing so many problems at the moment, why is it that some Labour politicians such as Alex Rowley feel the need to forward the agenda of other political parties? (Don’t be scared of Indy talk – Labour MSP says, May 21).

We never hear of Mr Rowley from one year to the next, we have no idea what he does.

And when he did have a higher profile a few years ago, he could barely string two sentences together when standing for a leadership position.

But he is always right there every time the SNP need a little boost to their morale.

The Labour Party is supposed to believe in unity through strength in numbers. It should understand the value of a union better than any other party.

If Labour Party members do not believe this, then they are clearly in the wrong party and they need to be weeded out.

Britain as we know it is not broken and we do not need further devolution. All parties in Scotland agreed a suite of extra measures through the Smith Commission in 2014 and these have yet to be implemented fully.

Why do we need more? Does Mr Rowley not realise that the SNP is a nationalist party who believes in independence?

You can give it as many other powers as you want, but it will still want independence, so why appease and facilitate it?

If Mr Rowley and his colleagues find it hard to get elected, that is their fault, not that of the constitution and people will only vote for them if they look and sound like the Labour Party, not some watered-down version of the SNP.

That people like this exist in political office is a concern for all of us, particularly as they do not appear to have anything much to say about the real issues which affect people today.

Victor Clements, Mamie’s Cottage, Aberfeldy.