Abolish Holyrood and revert to Scotland Office system

Sir, – I would like to know what we will gain as an independent country.

We have heard nothing about currency, pensions, import duties, affordability, and I could go on.

Our trade with our neighbours is four times that with Europe. Everything manufactured in England would be subject to import duty.

What about vehicle registrations and the DVLA? Will we have to pay for the creation of a new system?

We would have to spend a huge amount on the duplication of everything currently handled by the UK.

How about borders, passport requirements, health insurance – all required if travelling from an independent Scotland to England and Ireland – if we rejoin the EU?

We have heard nothing about how these problems would be handled, which leads one to wonder how on earth could our economy cope.

How would we manage a pandemic without the huge amount of money given from Westminster?

We keep hearing the SNP pleading for more.

The UK Government has supplied £8.6 billion over and above Scottish entitlement to help cope with the furlough.

Regarding import of goods, giant container ships can only dock at a few container ports in the south of England.

This would mean the construction of at least two ports in Scotland to cope.

Taking into consideration the state of education, police, and the health service, which have all deteriorated since the SNP took control, I think an independent Scotland would be a financial disaster.

I have just listened to Kate Forbes’ Budget speech, and she is still trying for more aid from England.

We are better off as a union. In fact, the best course of action would be to abolish Holyrood and revert to the Scottish Office system. Together we stand, divided we fall.

Peter Mccormack. Errol, Perthshire.