Making tracks

Samantha Briggs Try saying that about the UK parliament. I mean seriously, this is pennies compared to ‘Westmonster’.

Patrick Woodside Who is responsible for austerity, benefit cuts, zero hour contracts, universal credit – all contributing to starving bairns and homeless families? It’s the Westminster government. Now what has that got to do with repairs to a National Trust property?

Margaret Paterson So, this is a historic building that requires maintenance. The alternative being...?

Alasdair Gordon They’re getting it smart for Ms Davidson.

Cityboy1 Bute House belongs to the Scottish people and to want to see it go to rack and ruin simply because you dislike the present occupant is a case of cutting off your nose to spite your face. I’m not a Sturgeonista but as the office of FM represents you all, I feel that it’s only proper that the residence be kept in a good state of repair for future FMS.

Brian Jones The leader of the Scots Tory bandwagon is already planning ahead to hold tea dances, and serve lots of Bake Off empire biscuits and Victoria sponge to her guests. However, the NTS might have something else to say about it.

Samuel Coldstream Humza calls for a highprofile SNP backer to be fined heavily. Looks like the lottery winners, who prove the term “more money than sense” will be the only donors.

Damian Thirsty Stagecoach/virgin made a contract to run East Coast until 2023, and that’s what they should be made to do, no matter how much of a loss they make, no matter whether the Souter clan has to sell the business. If they had been making a profit and the government had ended the contract early, they would be the first to scream for compensation.

So Hot The Government should have forced them to keep their contract and, if they defaulted, sued them for everything. But that would have required nationalisation.