Dereliction of duty

Is the SNP First Minister of Scotland forgetting her role? Instead of representing the Scottish people and greeting the US President as he arrived in Scotland, she was at the Pride Parade in Glasgow.

Nothing wrong with that under normal circumstances. However, the visit of a US President is not normal circumstances. As the First Minister, she is the most senior politician

in Scotland and should have been there; it is her job after all and one for which she is paid handsomely.

We all have personal and professional opinions and the two can differ at times. However, we do our jobs because we’re adults even though we

may not always agree with what we are doing.

The First Minister is not a campaigning politician or a member of a pressure group. The fact that she pandered to the more virtue-signalling wing of her own party rather than engaging in some “realest

politik” speaks volumes about the emotional maturity of the First Minister and the direction of the SNP.

It appears that the SNP is only inclusive when it suits it to be so.

DAVID BONE Ailsa Street West, Girvan