SNP should wait to see benefits of Brexit

Sir, - Do the rather vociferous SNP supporters understand exactly what Nicola Sturgeon actually means by an independent Scotland?

We all know how much she loves everything EU and all it stands for and, of course, how much she hates Brexit, the Westminster Government, Theresa May and the Tory party.

She is desperate to remain in the EU so this means she is happy to contribute billions of pounds of Scottish taxpayers’ money to Brussels. She is happy to accept all the policies and laws emanating from the EU parliament including those concerning agriculture and fisheries.

She is happy to allow every Tom, Dick and Harry and their families to come to Scotland from Europe and beyond which will put more pressure on our housing, education, NHS, schools and education, employment and welfare among other services.

These, of course, are only a few of the EU “benefits “open to us.

What all this boils down to is that Ms Sturgeon only wants to transfer being governed by Westminster to being governed by Brussels and yet she calls this independence.

It is time for SNP supporters to start thinking for themselves about what an independent Scotland actually means under Ms Sturgeon.

One wonders why Ms Sturgeon is so keen to have another referendum before we know the terms of Brexit and I can only surmise she is frightened that the outcome will be totally different from the disaster she is predicting and that it will be for the benefit of the whole of the UK.

She needs to draw in her horns and listen for once to what other senior members of her party are saying or she might be on course for political suicide. John M Page. 8 Panter Crescent, Montrose.

Picture: Getty. Delegates react to Nicola Sturgeon’s speech to the SNP conference in Aberdeen.