Then there are openly right-wing fascist groups and other anti-establishment thugs who have joined the movement. We saw a taste of their agenda at the Capitol building with the violence ending with deaths and serious injury to many policemen who were trying to maintain control. I see this movement as being akin to the United States’ version of Al Qaeda and should be feared as much. Sure, Trump is a joke and he was the worst president that the USA has ever had. The world cannot make the mistake of believing that the movement of which he is part is a joke though.
Terry Keegans Beith, North Ayrshire EMILY Jamison’s excellent article “Major incident called over virus surge in London” (January 9) highlights the outcome of what I would suggest is the result of a laissez-faire attitude towards the coronavirus by the Westminster Government which has been ably assisted by the BBC’s reporting. Every day in Scotland the the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon publishes the facts regarding the number of deaths and the numbers in hospital with Covid-19, which is then reported by the BBC. I find it nearly impossible to find the similar facts for England as the BBC periodically tends to report the facts for the UK as a whole.