Sturgeon’s ‘grandstanding’ prompts delusions

Sir, - Nicola Sturgeon’s penchant for grandstanding tours reached its zenith when she addressed 150 students at California’s Stanford University, signed a meaningless climate agreement with a littleknown state governor and was politely shown round a couple of factories.

She assured Americans that after independence Scotland would have the freedom to be an “equal partner with the other nations of the UK and Europe and with countries across the world”, though quite how this would be achieved by breaking up Britain and joining the EU was unclear.

Even if Scotland became independent and didn’t join the EU, massive debts, a continuing deficit and untried currency would certainly curtail any influence Scotland could wield possibly for decades or longer.

However, Ms Sturgeon still favours migration to Scotland, presumably so that migrants can experience our below-average education system, high taxation and failing infrastructure.

She would also like to encourage tourism presumably before the industrialisation of the countryside by windfarms.

Ms Sturgeon clearly has no reservations about the control multinationals and big politics would have over the lives of ordinary Scots, and this is disturbing.

Domestic politics, education, the NHS and the economy are clearly not a priority for the First Minister’s attention.

As far as she is concerned, the illusion engendered by striding across the world stage is far more attractive than getting on with the job she is paid to do.

Perhaps she should sit down and give the matter some consideration. It is the least she can do for Scots. Iain G Richmond. Guildy House, Monikie.

The First Minister addressed students at the prestigious Stanford University in California.