The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
When will this farce come to an end?
Sir, – As a former constituent of North East Fife I was interested to note that it was the present MP, namely Wendy Chamberlain, who was asked if it was time for the prime minister to resign as the first question at Prime Minister’s Questions.
While both Ms Chamberlain and former Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie come from the opposite side of the constitutional question to myself, it is hard to disagree with them that it is time for the prime minister to resign.
Sadly, it is people like my present MP, David Duguid, that get to decide if this farce, which is almost as surreal as the Caledonia Bank sketch by the Flying Pigs, will come to an end.
That is comedy but present events at Westminster are anything but funny.
As someone on holiday from my day job delivering groceries in a 3.5 tonne van around Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, if I had done any of the things either Dominic Cummings or the prime minister had done I certainly would not have a job.
What if I drove the length of Ayrshire to get someone to look after the children or the length of Aberdeen to “test my eyesight”.
Do you think if I got the length of Aberdeen in my car and did not know I could see they would allow me out in 3.5 tonne van?
Parties in May 2020? Coping with demand for online deliveries was more of a concern, finding ways to cope with the demand for essential goods did not give us time to have parties.
The prime minister goes on about how good the vaccination programme is and people coming forward for vaccination and being boosted.
Yes, prime minister, that is because, unlike you, in my opinion, they understand that it is the responsible thing to do for wider society, including people like ourselves who had a lockdown, adverse weather and exceptionally high demand to deal with in January 2021.
Thanks to the general public getting vaccinated and boosted in 2021, 2022 has had an easier start.
Peter Ovenstone. Orchard Grove, Peterhead.