'Letters to the Editor'
Dear Editor, A large crowd gathered at Scotland’s national literary monument in Edinburgh on Saturday (April 22) to honour the acclaimed novelist, Dorothy Dunnett. Amongst the guests were the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Rt Hon Lesley Hinds; Lady Dunnett’s son Mungo; Charles Burnett, Ross Herald of Arms; the Rev Charles Robertson, former minister of the Cannongate Kirk and chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen; and enthusiastic readers from Britain, America, Canada and Europe. The author’s grandchildren, Bella and Hal Dunnett (aged 10 and 11), were applauded as they unveiled the engraved stone. The stone bears Dorothy Dunnett’s name, coat of arms and a short quotation from her novel ‘Checkmate’ – the last of the famous Lymond Chronicles: “Where are the links of the chain…joining us to the pastS?”
Kathleen Lewis, Press Officer, Dorothy Dunnett Readers' Association, Scotland.
Dear Editor, With reference to James McFinnies letter
(published April 2006). Perhaps a much better idea would be to have the
MSP`s in the debating chamber whilst all the repair work is carried out.
This has 3 advantages:-
1 - It would save money relocating them
2 - It would remind them just how incompetant they are
3 - If the building did fall down on them, it would save the taxpayers
a lot of money not to have to pay them their wages.
Robert Horner, Leceister.
Dear Editor, As everyone is aware, there are local Council elections in England in May 2006 and the good news is that there are no Council Elections in Scotland. That is because it is Scotland’s turn in May 2007. In the UK nationally there is a lot in the newspapers about Labour’s inability to run the country. Massive losses of 400 or more Labour Council seats are forecast in England. Will Labour do anything to resolve the issues? I suspect not. If that is the case Scotland’s political map will change almost forever in 2007.
Charles Dickenson, Cheshire
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