Taking Scotland for granted

Sir, – As someone who has believed in Scottish independence since leaving Waid Academy in June 1990 but voted for Menzies Campbell at the 1992 general election, I was prepared to see if all the patronising guff about hearing, but not listening, to those who voted for Scottish independence had more substance.

Sadly, since the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 the rubbish about supporters of independence having a part to play in the future development of the union have proven to be that – just the utter meaningless tripe I thought it was.

While the Scottish Labour and Scottish Liberal Democrat MPS may not be into SNPstyle Westminster walkouts can they at least find a way to show “Maggie 2”, otherwise known as Theresa May, that Scotland will no longer be treated with the utter contempt it was treated like by the late Baroness Thatcher?

Time will tell if they have what it takes to recognise that it is unacceptable for the largest town in Aberdeenshire to be more than 30 miles from the nearest railway station and having the EU deciding the quota for Peterhead fishermen long after we have left the EU.

Peter Ovenstone. 6 Orchard Grove, Peterhead.

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There is not a single manufactured product imported that we can’t make better and if they won’t buy our beer and whisky we can drink it ourselves and stop drinking wine