So "experts" costing more money, are being brought in to help sort out the mess at the new hospital.

You don't need to be an expert to see that the services at other hospitals should not have been closed down before the facilities at the new one were up and running and showed that they were capable of handling the workload.

Once more the patients suffer.

Bob Shearer, Uddingston, via email

After reading this morning about Camelot's intention to increase the number of balls from 9 to 59 in the lottery, we should boycott the lottery.

Stop playing all together.

It was bad enough when they increased the cost of a line from £1 to £2.

They have now made the insane decision to increase the number of balls.

Whoever is responsible for this has no common sense.

As usual Camelot will ignore players who will ask them to stop this taking place in October this year.

For Camelot to say more winners will be created is nonsense. The more numbers you have to chose from the less chance you have of winning.

Jon, via email

Gordon Matheson in deciding to run for deputy leader of the Labour Party in Scotland states that his record as Leader of Glasgow Council is there for all to see and that he has delivered on all election promises.

Does that include the shameless decision to close down centres for people with learning disabilities and making deals with dubious organisations to try and secure votes at the last local elections and allowing George Square to be used by sectarian organisations?

The Labour Party has learned nothing from recent humiliations and is meaningless to many working people.

MA, Glasgow, via email

I noticed there was eight race meetings throughout the UK in one day on Tuesday. Do we really need all these racecourses we have when there is a desperate need for land to build decent homes all over Britain? Pease don't start me on golf courses there are 6 within 4 miles of where I live. We need to get our priorities in order.

John Kerr, Coatbridge via email