MSP pops up for election

Sir, - Like your correspondent Tommy Stewart, I have noted how, come election time, seldom-heard-of politicians seek publicity.

Our North East Fife MSP Roderick Campbell of the SNP has been given more coverage in the past few weeks than in his five years at Holyrood.

With an election pending he is now publicly supporting a number of local causes, duly reported by The Courier and with an accompanying photograph.

He is reported as giving encouragement for the reopening of the station at Newburgh. With that as a precedent, can we now expect him to campaign for the reopening of Cupar’s Sheriff Court?

It was Mr Campbell’s casting vote as chairman of the relevant committee and his implementing of SNP policy that tolled the bell for the Cupar court, despite the outcry of his constituents.

So, Newburgh, don’t hold your breath.

I would also like to comment on Kieran Andrews, The Courier’s political editor and his analysis of the STV leaders’ debate.

As in nearly everything he writes, he shows an undisguised bias against the Conservatives, leaning towards any other party as suits his purpose to belittle the Tories.

According to his analysis, Ruth Davidson had a torrid time over the UK Budget. The others had a go at her, but torrid?

Mr Andrews made no comment at all in his assessment of Ms Sturgeon’s performance about trying to defend herself when accused by Ruth Davidson of planning another “once in a lifetime” referendum.

Forced into admitting it would be in the SNP manifesto, she was rounded on by Willie Rennie and Kezia Dugdale in support of Ms Davidson. Now that was a torrid attack. It left Ms Sturgeon decidedly rattled.

As for his claim that the three women continually interrupted each other, I will admit that Ruth Davidson interrupted a few times but she could not compete

with Ms Sturgeon and Ms Dugdale who behaved as if they were on a stairheid. Luckily Bernard Ponsonby could control the situation better than Glenn Campbell did on the BBC Scotland version.

Thankfully ,The Courier’s coverage of the debate by Gareth McPherson was reassuringly more balanced.

Jeanette Guy. Crawley House, Springfield, Cupar.