Support for independence is stagnant

It is not my intention to take part in a tit for tat, ‘I said, you said’ argument with Mr Wilson, so I will make this response as succinct as I possibly can.

Mr Wilson’s letter is just a continuation of his previous one, a tirade against the Tory government and Boris Johnson, with more than half-a-dozen mentions of both, but also, again, not a single pointer to the benefits of independence.

I would suggest that his letter be read in conjunction with Brian Gee’s submission, and that the reader consider which one addresses the real issues of independence, and which one is a rhetorical rant against Westminster. Not hard, is it?

The fact remains that the SNP support, and therefore the support for independence has been stagnant at 45 per cent since 2014, and that Mr Wilson and his cohorts would drag us into another divisive and costly referendum without the merest hint of an economic plan on how to deal with the lack of currency, the huge deficit Scotland has, and the loss of the fiscal transfer, which incidentally has been worth more than £12,000 for EACH and EVERY person in Scotland since the 2014 referendum.

This speaks volumes about how they have no consideration for Scotland or its people... independence, regardless of the cost.

Finally, you just know that should we have another referendum and the separatist movement loses, as it surely will, the clamour for indyref3 will commence straight away.

There is no economic case for independence, and as much as the SNP and its supporters may try to cloud and conceal this, that is the reality of the situation. Michael McGeachy, Campbeltown.