Vision imposed on Scotland

Sir, - No one wants to see parents resorting to smacking their children.

It is a practice that purely on the basis of changing social attitudes has gone in a couple of generations from being commonplace, to being quite rare.

Yet that is not enough for some.

It seems the SNP are set to support the Green MSP John Finnie’s members bill banning smacking in Scotland.

Those who believe they always know best will be happy to see this law added to the named person scheme’s intrusion into Scottish family life.

Along with future plans to trial a universal citizens’ income, and the existing range of universal benefits provided without regard to whether those receiving them are those most in need, it seems the SNP and Greens are determined to impose their particular vision of a nanny state on all of us.

As long as we do what we are told, believe the SNP perspective on everything from Brexit to its demonising of the United Kingdom Government, then it seems the independence alliance will be there to look after us.

Some political leaders are never more sure of themselves than when telling us what to do, and handing out “free” things, that, of course, we have all actually paid for.

It is a vision that comforts some, but will repel many. Keith Howell. White Moss, West Linton.