Ms Sturgeon’s Brexit position

Sir, – Nicola Sturgeon confidently and boldly forecasts dire economic warnings on the outcome of Brexit affecting Scotland badly, as though she is possessed of infallible insight.

She is becoming more like the economists who were described by Laurence J Peter as experts “who will know tomorrow why the things they predicted yesterday didn’t happen today”.

Ms Sturgeon has come to a conclusion before having any evidence, as she has absolutely no idea of what the final Brexit deal might be.

The failure of her predecessor, Alex Salmond, to predict the catastrophic fall in oil prices should be a cautionary example of how easy it is to get things spectacularly and dangerously wrong when there are so many imponderables.

There are no conceivable circumstances where Ms Sturgeon would not argue that independence is best for Scotland.

A good Brexit outcome, from her point of view, would indicate that Scotland’s withdrawal from the UK (our most important trading partner by far) is also a good bet, and a bad Brexit deal would demonstrate the necessity for independence.

It is obvious that a successful Brexit would terminate the SNP’s dream of independence and regrettably it appears that Ms Sturgeon will do everything in her power to scupper a good deal.

Introducing chaos and confusion suits her agenda but, sadly and paradoxically, it will damage Scotland. Iain G Richmond. Guildy House, Monikie.

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