Commons rabble need to get serious
I gave up watching the debates in the House of Commons – and Holyrood – years ago because our politicians seemed so childish, always shouting and screaming.
I watched Boris Johnson on Thursday though thinking that, given how serious the situation was, MPS might be serious, too. Fat chance. On all sides, they were acting as if they were at a football game. Luckily, I have not lost anyone during the pandemic but I can’t imagine what I would have thought watching that lot if I had.
They are just a rabble, booing and laughing. Have they any idea what ordinary people are thinking when they see that?
Diane Alexander, Edinburgh
Listen to nurses
I would like to thank you for your report on nurse staffing and careers. The comments from Vanessa Martin are so true and I think it’s time the Scottish parliament actually listened to nurses who have experience of working on wards.
Pay them a decent wage and stop spending money on managers who have no nursing experience.
Get staff out of offices and universities and back into wards where they will get the best training on dealing with people and not statistics. Thank you again for this excellent report.
Margaret Macgregor, by email
Auntie’s a bargain
I wonder if people ever realise that the price of a BBC TV Licence equates to £13 a month. That’s one cup of coffee per week in a cafe!
Considering what people pay monthly for a mobile phone, I think that is incredible value!
M Blair, Greenock
Trust Dom? Errr
So Dominic Cummings is prepared to swear under oath that Boris knew about the No 10 parties. If he swore on a stack of Bibles, I still would not believe a word he said.
After his “eye test” episode and his recent animosity towards the government, he is hardly a credible witness. Getting rid of Boris Johnson has to be done properly or not at all.
James Cameron Mcewan, Dumfries
Dangers of Dolly
Your article marking 25 years since the cloning of Dolly the sheep didn’t mention the thousands of animals which have suffered and died in research into cloning and genetic modification.
There is also a very real risk that genetically modifying animals to humanise their organs to make them less likely to be rejected when transplanted into humans could provide a source of new diseases capable of crossing from animals to people.
An infected lab worker could inadvertently carry a new disease into the wider community.
John F Robins, Animal Concern
Perky in the park
The least surprising story in your paper was that doctors have discovered the benefits of sending patients into the countryside.
I walk through my local park first thing every morning and it never fails to lift my mood.
J Carmichael, Glasgow