Drugs crisis

Not for the first time I found myself nodding my head in total agreement with Brian Wilson’s points (“Drug deaths require action, not spin “, 20 July) with regard to the SNP blatantly trying to spin their way out of the latest corner into which they have painted themselves over the drug deaths crisis.

Agreement with Brian Wilson was followed by the usual wonderment at the numbers that – despite all the overwhelming evidence of wildly wrong assertions, exaggerations and at times downright wrongdoing – continue to vote for them.

This has allowed them to do and say as they please; they must feel omnipotent and this may explain the narcissism displayed by their leaders. Yet they are surely the most incompetent administration ever to run Scottish affairs.

Of course, in many ways like a cult nationalism is a blind belief in something that defies reason or logic. ALEXANDER MCKAY New Cut Rigg, Edinburgh

In politics ministers have failed and many have been shown the door.

This, however, does not seem to be the case in “progressive”

Scotland. Failure is the new normal and heads definitely do not roll. Let us look at one week. Sick Kids Hospital has no opening date. Health Secretary failed. Drug issue in Scotland out of control. Public Health Minister failed. Wind turbines for our “climate emergency” being made and transported from Indonesia. Environment Ministers failed. The Brexit Minister has used taxpayers’ money for preparations. He tells us there will be medical shortages. Failed. The Finance Secretary has a billionpound black hole. Failed. The only pass marks have been in blaming Westminster and loudly using the “I” word.

The First Minister has the power to deal with these incompetent ministers. Will she?

DORIS M H DUFF Belmont Gardens, Edinburgh