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Listening to Johnson's advice re the coronavirus crisis, he mentioned washing one's hands regularly as a means of halting the spread. This led me to think that Johnson is an expert at hand-washing, having "washed his hands" of responsibility for the flooded regions of the UK and failing to turn up in person to give solace to the victims; having "washed his hands" of negotiations with the EU, preferring to have a No-deal Brexit that suits him and his acolytes; having "washed his hands" of the needs of Scotland for migrant labour to help run their services and having "washed his hands" of any thought of allowing a referendum on Scottish Independence. There is only one type of hand-washing we need up here in Scotland and that is the one which would wash away all our links to a bigoted, racist and ineffective government in Westminster.