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approach to providing council services rather than endless bickering over the constitution which runs on from one election to another.

BOB TAYLOR Shiel Court, Glenrothes So Nicola Sturgeon moots the idea of a progressive alliance of the left to beat the Tories.

Really? The best way for Ms Sturgeon to progress this would be for the SNP not to stand in, say, 40 Scottish seats, enabling Labour to win, thereby significantly strengthening Jeremy Corbyn’s Westminster position.

Oh, doesn’t appeal, Ms Sturgeon? Not really that concerned about having a Tory Westminster government? Or, let’s face it, actively prefer it as a more convenient antiuk lever than a genuinely leftwing Corbyn government?

Mr Corbyn is absolutely correct to dismiss her suggestion for the hollow rhetoric it is. He and we know all Ms Sturgeon cares about is breaking up the UK. And right now she’s entirely fixated on securing the UK government’s agreement to a Section 30 order and holding Indyref2.

MARTIN REDFERN Merchiston Gardens, Edinburgh The article “Flexibility on economy but May keeps aid pledge” offers another clue as to why she has called this election.

Given that the promise on taxes in the 2015 election was always a stupid one – as we remain seriously indebted and thus have few options on how to maintain government spending – so this election wins vital flexibility for the government.

And of course we are seeing a fall in consumer spending as inflation kicks in, so the government wants to get their oar in while the sun shines. And Theresa May knows that negotiations on leaving Europe are going to be difficult as she has no negotiating plan and no idea what a hard Brexit will look like.

Many voters ask themselves the question: are any of our parties worth voting for? My answer is that at least one of the parties is definitely not worth voting for. shown that burning wood from unsustainable sources without reforestation (usually the case) releases more CO2 than burning coal (0.39 kg CO2/KWH compared with 0.34 kg). So let’s not burn anything in electricity generation. STEUART CAMPBELL Dovecot Loan, Edinburgh