THE current UK election system is not fit for purpose in this age of social media. False information and fake news just roll off the keyboards and even the expenditure rules are easily bypassed.
It is also the case that newspapers (with one exception) and airtime favour the incumbent when equal space and airtime should be given to all legitimate parties.
Then we come to the lies. Mr Johnson and his Svengali Mr Cummings believe that in the hustings anything goes. Their mantra seems to be “give them the promised land” because once we get a majority in parliament, we can do anything we like.
The question is: can it all be different in an independent Scotland?
Mike Underwood
Linlithgow
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