Racism rears its head

Sir, - So it begins. Twice recently I have been told I will soon have to go back to England. I am not English, but this is rank racism based on accent.

It matters little that I first came here 60 years ago, or that I married a Scots girl whose ashes are scattered here, or that my son proudly wears his mother’s Wotherspoon tartan, or that I voted Yes the last time and will probably do so again, my accent doesn’t fit.

This is the unacceptable face of nationalism Laurie Richards. 100 Crail Road, Cellardyke.

Gordon Brown’s proposal for a federal Britain may appear attractive to some as a method of preserving the union, but leaving vital elements of fiscal control with the Bank of England would be disastrous for Scotland