Ministers, Meetings and Hypocrites

I think it would be a good thing for the UK foreign secretary to meet with the family of Sikh Jagtar Johal.

But instead of grandstanding in the press about what UK ministers should be doing with their time, Nicola Sturgeon could do with telling her own ministers to put their house in order first.

For example, health minister Humza Yousaf and John Swinney met with families represented by the health minister's personal lawyer, but fobbed off another family who were told they'd have to make do with just 'zoom call'  with a civil servant.

What's the explanation?

   

Humza Yousaf - Personal Lawyer and Covid Families (August 19, 2021)

I hope there's a credible explanation, but it certainly doesn't look good that Humza Yousaf agreed to a face-to-face meeting a group of Covid-bereaved families represented by his personal lawyer (deputy first minister John Swinney was present also)  - while telling another group they would have to accept an online meeting with a civil servant.

   


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