Economic boost

Tim Flinn (Letters, 25 July) trots out a well-rehearsed line from the Project Fear playbook in claiming that another Scottish referendum would be an “indyref Sword of Damocles”, creating uncertainty that would “threaten Scotland’s economic future”.

One of the benefits of having lived through an independence referendum in recent times is that we can test such claims against what actually happened.

I did exactly that, and found that 2013 and 2014 were, according to Ernst & Young’s annual Attractiveness Survey, amongst the best years on record in terms of attracting inward investment to Scotland.

Perhaps, on inward investment grounds alone, we should hold another such referendum as soon as possible?

C HEGARTY Glenorchy Road, North Berwick