So John Swinney complains about cutting the winter fuel allowance for pensioners. Fair enough, you may say (though he ruins it by citing it as a Scexit justification).
I WAS taken aback when I read the short report in the Herald (“Support grows for rewilding in Britain”, September 16) stating that the result of a YouGov poll showed 83% of those who responded where in favour of rewilding.
REGULAR correspondents to the letters page such as Jill Stephenson, Gerald Edwards and Robert I G Scott no doubt have their own reasons for their lack of faith in the ability of the Scottish nation to run its own affairs.
I NOTE the resignation of the chief executive of a rape support centre, who reportedly spoke of rape victims “reframing” their trauma and “having a more positive relationship with it”, and that “bigoted” rape survivors should be re-educated about transgender rights.
WHO or what on earth persuaded the Starmers to accept all that they did from Lord Alli, in return for who knows what?
THERE has been much soul-searching in governments, both north and south of the border, about whether we, as a nation, can afford cold weather payments for old people, or child benefit for poor families with more than two children.
AS we reflect on the tenth anniversary of the 2014 independence referendum, various contributors to the Herald have noted a shift toward a more divided and intolerant society in Scotland. Sadly, I find myself agreeing with this view, as the decline in community spirit and respect for the rules is evident in everyday life.
Kevin Pringle’s response in hindsight was rather chilling yet prophetic: “I don’t know an awful lot about some of these people…”
Given the abysmal track record of the fearmongers in the prediction game (from toxic eggs to passive smoking, the Millennium bug, bird flu and the pandemic) society needs to confront the green ideology urgently. It is the greatest threat to our safety and prosperity.
JILL Stephenson (Letters, September 13) accuses Alex Salmond of “spreading a tissue of lies about Scotland and the UK” during the lead-up to the 2014 independence referendum.
