Show, don’t tell

Thismorningiheardagovernment minister, yet again, hurl the million pound figure about as a “cure” for the decline of coastal towns. The talk is carefully masked by spreading the amount over five years and the whole country. Years ago on taking up a post in the East End of Glasgow, my remit was “to improve the quality of life” and my appraisal was “what have you done?” and “who can I speak to in order to prove it?”!

May I suggest our politicians stop talking about what they are spending, and start talk about what they are achieving and who will verify the progress? JAMES WATSON Randolph Crescent, Dunbar, East Lothian