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Absolutely. I reflect on what happened in East Linton, where people in the community came together with the police and the council to resolve the problem. However, sadly, when I speak to the police, they say that, because of 15 years of SNP neglect, they are simply unable to go into communities in the way that they once were.

Another issue is that, as a result of the lack of policing, many of the youths now believe that they are untouchable. They can repeat the same crimes in the same places time and again. Councils across the south of Scotland are equally underresourced. Despite their best efforts, their antisocial behaviour teams and community wardens are severely overstretched.

As antisocial behaviour incidents intensify, we owe our police, our councils and our communities more than just warm words. We owe them the financial support, the legal framework and a justice system that allows them to do their job. However, sadly, on this and on so many other problems that Scotland faces today, the SNP’s priorities lie elsewhere.

Recent flooding has demonstrated how vulnerable Scottish agriculture can be to bad weather and has exposed the impact that it can have on crop resilience, including in East Lothian and the Scottish Borders.

Will the Scottish Government finally commit to kicking its political prejudices into touch and commit to using genetic technology as a means to bolster our future food resilience?

In September, only six in 10 accident and emergency patients in NHS Lothian were seen within four hours. What does the cabinet secretary have to say to the four in 10 patients who are often waiting in pain for many hours or for more than a day? Surely it has to be more than sorry.

Will the cabinet secretary take an intervention?

Is Rachael Hamilton aware of the severe damage that was done to North Berwick’s 400-year-old harbour wall this weekend, when huge sea swells left behind a 5m trail of damage and destruction? Will she therefore join me in urging the cabinet secretary to free up emergency financial support for the clear-up and relief efforts, rather than—as the Scottish Government does all too often—forcing our councils to fund important repairs?

—is more funding today and not headline-grabbing promises for tomorrow?

Will the minister give way?

Is Mr Robertson aware that the future of the Lammermuir festival in East Lothian is in doubt after Creative Scotland withdrew all funding from the programme this year? When I spoke with Creative Scotland earlier this month, it said that it was facing the double whammy of cuts to its budget and increased requests from arts and music bodies that have been hit hard by the withdrawal of funding from councils, which are subject to swingeing Scottish National Party real-terms cuts.

Is it not the case that what Scotland’s arts and heritage organisations need—