The hypocrisy of politicians knows no bounds.

Even FirstFoot, a great admirer of the late Donald Dewar, was shocked by the contents of the great man's diary.

Dewar - Teenage drug abuser

Written in 1953, when Donald Dewar was 16, the diary provides the first evidence of his use of hard drugs.

Today, most parents are educated to look for tell-tale signs of drug and substance abuse by their teenage offspring. Commonly, an indication of amphetamine or cocaine use is an impromptu nosebleed.

In the 1950's, drug use was most common amongst musicians and entertainers. However, the middle classes of Glasgow were blissfully ignorant of the existence of drugs and would have no idea how to spot a "druggie". Otherwise, young Donald Dewar would have been in for a right skelping.

We quote verbatim from the extracts from his diary:

August 4th, 1953

Blah, blah, blah ... On returning, my nose bled, the third time in one week.

August 5th, 1953

Blah, blah, blah . I went to see Dr Gavin about my nose: he discovered some blood vessels on the middle of the nose that caused bleeding. He cauterised or burned them but, thanks to the cocaine, there was no pain.

Not only does Dewar take drugs, but the wee bleeder has the temerity to boast openly about it.

The shame, the scandal, the disgrace ........