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Boris well-wishes
Well wishes have been passed on to Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he was moved to intensive care following a worsening of his condition in his battle against coronavirus.
“I’m not an admirer of the man but I’m sorry to hear this. Best wishes to him.”
Martin Neilson, heraldscotland.com
“Politics takes a backstage at this time. Best wishes to Boris.”
Alistair Campbell, heraldscotland.com
“Get well soon Prime Minister and all in hospital tonight.”
Michael Kent, heraldscotland.com
“This is such alarming news. My thoughts are with the Prime Minister, those close to him and all others affected by Covid-19.”
John Kelly, heraldscotland.com
“Maybe this will wake up some of the dafties who still think it’s ‘no big deal’ and ask ‘when’s everything reopening?’.”
Mark Boyle, heraldscotland.com
“He certainly looked very poorly on Thursday night and this is a truly awful disease to have. Here’s hoping that he will be OK.”
William Logan, heraldscotland.com
Labour focus on Scotland
Ian Murray MP, the new shadow Scottish secretary said Richard Leonard should turn his back on the Jeremy Corbyn era and attempt a “fresh start” for the Holyrood election.
“Ian Murray is going to try and out Tory the Tories. Nothing like trying old tricks I suppose.”
Marc Rich, heraldscotland.com
“An excellent and intelligent
MP, which, considering the absence of talent in the SNP at Holyrood (or Westminster for that matter) is a good start for Labour in Scotland. Labour now needs to get rid of Mr Leonard and they can become a credible opposition at Holyrood.”
Peter Maitland, heraldscotland.com
“They are not ‘Scottish Labour’, they or rather he, is the ‘Labour Party in Scotland’. It would be funny, except it is sad in a kind of embarrassing aged relative sort of way.”
David Kelly, heraldscotland.com
“Just waiting for the reaffirmation of abolishing the House of Lords, a Federal UK set-up, more powers for the Scottish Parliament. Oh wait”
Finn Mccolgan, heraldscotland.com
Calderwood fallout
Catriona Stewart’s column which said Nicola Sturgeon had to prioritise the health of the public over her Chief Medical Officer, Dr Catherine Calderwood promoted a significant response online.
“It was a no brainer. Sturgeon should have decided in three minutes flat ‘Resign or be sacked Calderwood’. Poor leadership.” Andrew, Macmillan heraldscotland.com
“I think Calderwood threw the First Minister and the Scottish
Govt under a bus by her blatant selfishness.”
John Henry, heraldscotland.com
“Ultimately, the right decision has been made and it is time to move on.”
John Paterson, heraldscotland.com
Clap for Boris
The nation was urged to show support for Boris Johnson after the Prime Minister was taken into intensive care.
“I wish Boris a good recovery but the clap for the NHS is deserved because they are risking their lives. Boris did not follow the distancing rules nor did his team – it’s why they became sick.”
Jo Macdiarmid, heraldscotland.com
“Absolutely not. While I wish him well, I will not diminish the value of the clap for NHS by participating in this.” @littlest79, Twitter