Calm down, first minister

Madam, – Yet again we are all having to tolerate a plethora of comments from Nicola Sturgeon in the media. She really does get far more publicity than her status actually warrants.

But her war-cry remains the same.

Boris Johnson’s comment on the independence for Scotland campaign is quite apt: “Why anyone would want to tear the Cross of St Andrew out of the Union flag beggars belief?”

Also I note that even John McDonald of the Labour Party has rejected Sturgeon’s plea for another Scottish independence referendum.

Sturgeon’s latest argument is that since a small majority of Scottish voters chose to remain in the EU, while at the same time the UK electorate’s decision overall was to leave, now circumstances must warrant another Scottish independence referendum.

This argument can only be labelled as “absolute tosh”.

Indeed Yorkshire has roughly the same number of voters as Scotland and voted to leave the EU; but I suppose in Sturgeon’s eyes that is of no consequence.

I would emphasise that the most relevant point is 55% of the electorate of Scotland chose, in the 2014 “Scottish independence referendum”, to remain in the UK.

I would suggest it is high time that Sturgeon gave more credence to that fact.

The referendum on the UK leaving the EU was based on the overall vote of the electorate – not on the views of its regions.

So thus I must contend, in such matters, Nicola Sturgeon’s arguments are totally irrelevant.

And to quote Michael Winner, I would say to her: “Calm down dear”. Robert I G Scott. Northfield, Ceres.