Power to the people?

Sir, – As an online delivery driver who supports Scottish independence and delivers groceries around Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, not something I can do from Italy, and as someone who has not had much time for Gers figures or indeed has much time for all the criticism of the first minister, I wonder if Jill Stephenson can help me out following her letter (‘Indy prospectus idea ditched’, August 31 ).

Why is it countries with smaller populations than Scotland such as Iceland, Malta, Norway and New Zealand can manage perfectly fine without Gers figures and as independent nations, but Scotland cannot do so, in her opinion?

Does she regard the 1.6 million or thereby who voted for Scottish independence in 2014 as part of the union or is this a union for unionists only, with only unionists playing a positive role in said union?

Is the union fine as it is with First Past The Post electoral system, rather than Single Transferable Vote electoral system putting power in the hands of folk like myself to ensure we get a government we want, rather than one with a substantial majority, or is doing so giving working class nationalists like myself far too much power?

Should the unelected House of Lords continue with representatives getting £323 a day just for clocking on, something most ordinary workers would not be able to dream of?

Look forward to you helping me out.

Peter Ovenstone. 6 Orchard Grove, Peterhead.