As Peter Russell stated, under devolution the Scottish Parliament has authority over housing, education and so on (Topic of the week – Thatcher's legacy: independence?, Letters, April 21).
SNP politicians have been urged to reject the Justice Secretary's plan to close courts throughout Scotland by voting against him in the Scottish Parliament.
JOHANN Lamont yesterday accused Alex Salmond of dishonest "rotten politics" and predicted voters would give him a "hell of a knockback" in the independence referendum.