Who is popular today?

Given the number of U-turns Sir Keir Starmer has performed, he is the epitome of a populist politician (Scotsman, 15 August). In England, he surrounds himself with even larger Union flags than Rishi Sunak, while in Scotland he attacks the SNP without acknowledging that 100 per cent of Scotland’s oil and gas taxes go to The Treasury in London where all the major economic and energy policies affecting Scotland are taken. The SNP is focused on 58,000 low-carbon jobs being created in energy production as a result of the renewables revolution.