...and followed it up...

Dear Patrick,

Thank you for your reply. The administration of the Salmond inquiry isn't the issue; the issue is that there have been credible reports of a serious crime - perverting the course of justice - by the First Minister and others, and those reports require investigation by Police Scotland. If the Scottish Government is instructing Police Scotland not to investigate, then you as a member of that government are complicit in that dereliction of duty.

Be aware that there is real anger among the electorate over this issue, and that if the government does not act, the SNP will get a kicking in the 2021 election. I will do my best to foster that kicking. And any MPs who don't take action on this issue will get their kicking in 2024.

With all my best wishes for your political future,

Derek Rogers
 

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