LETTERS SPECIAL

commission of its power of legislative initiative and turn it into a European civil service. Strengthen the power of the European Parliament. Remove the exclusive competences over fishing and marine biological resources. Reward countries which encourage migration. Have a European policy to encourage internal enlargement. Keep Scotland in the single market and customs union.

Don’t let Scotland be held back by Britain or Brexit.

George Leslie,

North Glassock, Fenwick.

I DO not know how Andrew Mckie defines democracy but I cannot think of any definition that describes the society in which we live. I understand that 38 per cent of those individuals entitled to vote in the referendum voted to leave the European Union. This means that some 62 per cent of people voted not to leave or did not vote. Such a result would not have been enough to change the constitution of a golf club to allow women to be admitted as members. Mr Mckie’s further problem is that it appears that 62 per cent of those entitled to vote in Scotland voted to stay. For that result to be ignored because of the majority in England is not democracy but imperialism. Branislav Sudjic,

38 Hunter Street, Kirkcaldy.

ALL the people concerned that Brexit will weaken the UK economy, can stop worrying --- our economy is already weak. How any political or economic commentator can refer to 0.1 per cent (first quarter) as being growth at all is beyond me. For growth to be effective, it has to be at least three per cent.

The March to May figure (0.2 per cent) is once more being blamed on