Brexit backfires

I was reassured to read that the Survation poll has found that “60 per cent of Scots would vote Remain in a new independence referendum” (your report, 20 November).

It would seem that First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s attempt to use the result of the 2016 European referendum as a cynical ploy to increase support for Scottish independence is failing. As soon as the Brexit result was declared, undemocratically, the First Minister and some of her ministers lost no time taking off for Brussels, at taxpayers’ expense, to woo EU officials into letting Scotland stay in the EU after the UK had left.

She refused to let her officials work constructively with the UK Government to obtain a good Brexit deal and orches-

trated Project Fear about the effects of Brexit.

Now that a possible deal has been negotiated, however, she has lost no time in bad-mouthing this in case it prevents the UK crashing out of the EU with no deal.

I share the view of Pamela Nash that “the SNP has no interest in getting a good Brexit deal or even stopping Brexit – it wants chaos” ( your report, 20 November). The creation of chaos in Scotland, the First Minister hopes, will elicit more votes for Scotland to become an independent country.

Paradoxically her efforts seem to be increasing support for the Union.

SALLY GORDON - WALKER

Caiystane Drive, Edinburgh