Letter: Alexander fallout

IN RESPONSE to Alexander McKay's latest attack on the SNP (Letters 19 February), I would suggest that however robust Alex Salmond was in dealing with Wendy Alexander, his behaviour was exemplary compared to the senior Labour MSP who brought about her downfall by leaking details of her leadership campaign expenses to the press.

If this treachery was to replace Ms Alexander with someone better, then it has badly misfired as her replacement is unknown and serious divisions have emerged within Labour at Holyrood over policy and tactics with recent press reports suggesting that Iain Gray has allowed himself to be led by "immature voices" within the shadow cabinet.

CALUM STEWART

Montague Street

Edinburgh