I NOTICED with great interest that Labour politicians in Scotland are telling us that voters no longer believe in things they believed in only a short time ago.
Labour tells us that people in Scotland want a Labour government and:
• Started supporting Brexit and all the consequences, despite more than 70% opposing it previously.
• Support mass murder and civil destruction in Gaza, despite many protests and calls for a ceasefire from ordinary people and politicians alike.
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• Support the reduction of workers' rights, as Keir Starmer weakens support for a previous promise.
• Even with a majority being left-of-centre, will be OK with Tory governments forever, for them and succeeding generations; supporting the Westminster voting system guarantees this as a reality.
There are many other examples, but will simply finish by saying I would describe that as profoundly sad and this reversal quite inexplicable.
Brian Powell
St Andrews
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