Unfairtofm

How does one remain a principled politician in Scotland today, especially if as leader of the primary independence party you are subjected to an incessant barrage of negative media coverage? While Labour and Lib Dem leaders Anas Sarwar and Alex Colehamilton have been allowed to duck for cover from the media storm generated over the incarceration of transgender persons and deliberate conflation with the blocked GR Reform (Scotland) Bill, Nicola Sturgeon has even been vilified by some purporting to support independence.

The overriding humanitarian principle that all persons should be allowed to live their lives as they wish, providing the lives of others are not adversely affected through doing so, is an ideal we should all be fighting to achieve and secure in a future fair and truly egalitarian society. Following the Westminster example and politically procrastinating on difficult issues such as GR reform is not the way forward for any country, never mind a country striving for self-determination.

Fortunately for Scotland, the general public have not been blinded to the misinformation, sleaze and corruption around Westminster and have persistently voted for a party and leadership in Scotland that, while far from perfect, has respected and honoured the public’s trust in fighting for the best futures for all of Scotland’s citizens, not just a privileged few. I trust the people of Scotland to continue to vote for politicians who honestly endeavour to honour their stated principles and not those politicians who deviously attempt to mask their own overriding self-interest regardless of the principles they profess.

STAN GRODYNSKI Longniddry, East Lothian