The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
People of Scotland deserve better
Sir, – I cannot but agree with Douglas Cowe (SNP has trashed every aspect of Scottish life, Courier, March 1).
The architects of devolution never imagined that granting devolved powers to a Scottish parliamentary process would result in the shambles we have seen for so many years.
The main problem stems from the cult of personality developed by Nicola Sturgeon, to push her independence agenda at the expense of everything else.
She profiles herself as the mother of our nation, and anyone daring to question her authority gets a verbal slap on the head.
Evidence abounds in her ripostes at FMQs to questions from opposition parties.
There is also very clear evidence of the lack of transparency in matters of government, not only in the withholding of evidence from the Holyrood Committee of Inquiry for more than two years, but also from a total absence of publications dealing with the waste of public money in failed ventures such as Prestwick Airport, BiFab, Calmac Ferries etc.
Added to that is a very carefully constructed campaign to absolutely not inform voters about the huge complexities associated with independence, and the economic consequences.
‘We deserve better’ should be the slogan for the upcoming election.
Derek Farmer. Knightsward Farm, Anstruther.