SR’s Megrahi coverage:
deeply moral or
crasser than the crass?
Still the families of the
Lockerbie victims wait
for truth and justice
An obituary should remind
us of the elusiveness
of the human condition
When I mentioned
solidarity, it was a new
word to my 18-year-old son
A tribute to
George Wyllie
1921-2012
An overview
of the
Lockerbie case
The Scottish Review republishes Morag Kerr’s evaluation, which
first appeared here
some weeks ago
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SR’s Megrahi coverage:
deeply moral or
crasser than the crass?
May I offer my appreciation of what may be the most pertinent and courageous public comment on the death of al-Megrahi (22 May). At last, Scotland has an editor with a deep sense of morality, justice, truth and compassion. I also want to commend the distinguished persons who signed the open letter on the subject. I hope that letter appears in every newspaper in Britain. Well done to Kenneth Roy, the Scottish Review and to each of the signatories of the open letter. You all have renewed my fast-dwindling faith in the Scottish and British media.
David Thomson
UN aid worker
Kenneth Roy’s vitriolic attack on Cameron and Lamont is no more than a mirror image displaying his own crassness. Megrahi is still guilty in the eyes of the law; even if he was not the brains behind the plot. Very few people would wish to see an innocent man found guilty to appease the braying mob, but it is just as repugnant to have another braying mob appearing to ignore the pain that must still be felt by the families of this terrorist atrocity. When I heard Alex Salmond comment that he was released because he was dying, it begged the question as to whether anyone is allowed to die in prison in Scotland?
David J Hopkins
Conservative councillor, Wakefield Council
Can I say that Tuesday’s issue makes me proud to have an association, however small, with the Scottish Review. I have been appalled at the coverage of Megrahi’s death and most especially at the ever increasing unbalanced mytherings of the leader of the Scottish Labour Party. From the Tories I have learned to expect nothing. Can I just add my name to the open letter and if it can’t be inserted then let me state here my solidarity with its content. This is one of the saddest episodes in Scotland’s recent history but we will come through it and I hope that as a nation we will have the courage to set our house in order. This travesty of justice must never be allowed to be repeated and must be set right.
I thank the Scottish Review for speaking out. At least there is one journalistic outlet which is concerned with truth and the decency that quality enables in everyone.
George Gunn
I would like to point out that although I am a fully paid-up member of Scottish Labour, Johann Lamont did not speak on my behalf with regard to the late Mr Megrahi. So I think your figure should be revised from 13,135 to 13,134.
Carol Mapley
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