Undermining case and cause

Sir, – I was both entertained and bewildered by Murray Chalmers’ article in which he has us careering headlong into an independence wonderland where we have no idea if the currency at our disposal will be effective in trading with our biggest partner, i.e. our current one.

We are on the brink of an era where Scotland is likely to become a victim of chronic unemployment with many businesses struggling to survive .

I cannot see the logic in trying to deal with that by alienating and detaching from our other UK partner countries.

The last thing Scottish businesses need in a crisis period is uncertainty and, quite frankly, it is a careless and selfish indulgence for politicians to stoke it.

Mr Chalmers perception that the current UK Government is run by a gathering of galoots is miles short of justification for dismantling the union.

In terms of its history this particular period of Westminster governance is a mere snapshot, yet it’s difficult to imagine how an independent Scottish Government would have funded furlough and business survival on the scale provided .

There’s a far bigger and longer picture to consider .

He also makes the case for Dundee being the cradle of independence and a certain irony struck me in relation to that. George Galloway, one of the city’s highest profile sons, could become key to undermining the case and cause.

Andrew Duncan. Kirkton of Largo, Fife.