True cost of spin
Given that few, if any, newspapers support the current Scottish Government, it could be argued that it is harder for the SNP to get its policy achievements message over.
If Norman Bonney really is concerned about taxpayers’ cash, he should be calling for the scrapping of the Scotland Office in London, whose remit has shrunk since devolution but its budget and staffing costs have spiralled out of control, mainly used to attack the Scottish Government. Alternatively, what about the recent UK Treasury advert for an overtly political adviser based in Edinburgh to attack the pro-independence campaign at £50,000 a year plus office costs for a post that will end just after the likely date of the referendum?
Calum Stewart
Montague Street
Edinburgh