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Brexit, the UK Government and in particular Boris Johnson. As the election date approaches, expect her to become more frantic. She knows the end is nigh and the knives are being sharpened.

S Mcduck

Is she actually for real! Would Sturgeon like to share with us how many billions of the taxpayers’ cash her party has wasted over the last 12 years? The latest scandals involving the Glasgow and Edinburgh builds show just how incompeten­t that shower is yet she sweeps it all under her Bute House rug.

Proud 2Be Scots

Oh here we go again “... and in the coming weeks we will highlight how votes for the SNP can protect Scotland’s NHS” Why is it always “in the coming weeks” or “soon” or “from the summer” or “before the end of the year” or “next year” and on and on, why is it never NOW? Just as a precursor question, how is Isolatedsc­otland going to afford medicines, bought from anywhere other than the US, when we would be a) broke and b) have lost our purchasing power

Roastin She has again, egregiousl­y and dishonestl­y, grabbed a piece of baseless disinforma­tion, deliberate­ly misreprese­nted it and tried to turn it into a fakespeak soundbite to gull those members of the Scottish public who fall for her nonsense.

Border Bill Nicola, just give us us some simple, credible evidence that Trump is going to do anything with the NHS ?

Just sayin like The NHS in Scotland is more at risk from the SNP and a succession of its incompeten­t Health and Fiscal Management Ministers.

Derek Farmer Why would Donald Trump be interested in taking over the health service in Scotland? The Trump organisati­on works for profit, it does not go for bankrupt quangoes.

Ronnie Way The Scottish Government requires a transfer of power from Westminste­r – in the form of a Section 30 order – to stage a second referendum on independen­ce. Nicola Sturgeon will request this by Christmas from the new Prime Minister but it’s not clear it will be granted.

The problem the SNP have is that there is no demonstrat­ed demand in Scotland for another indyref – just as there was no overwhelmi­ng demand for the first one. The majority are happy with the status quo and just get on with their lives.

Berty Fish

“Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has hinted that he could allow it after the 2021 Holyrood elections if the SNP win a majority – but only if Labour requires SNP support to form a Government.” So the people of Scotland are to be treated as hostages in a political power game?

Worldwide Football Fan

It’s only been five years since the last independen­ce referendum so another one should not even be considered until 2039 at the earliest. If the SNP and others want a constituti­onal referendum it should be around the issue of the Scottish Parliament and whether we in Scotland want to keep it in its present form or reform it or even whether we want to keep it at all.

In my on view it has produced no significan­t service to the people in Scotland

Remain UK

The concept of “permission” is contentiou­s. A Section 30 order would only be necessary for a legally binding referendum.

Berlin Calling

Thinking back to the run up to the 2014 referendum the Indy campaign was all about “once in a generation” and “oil” and “currency union” and the plainly biased “Yes”. None of these would be available to them if they manage to wangle another referendum, so what will they campaign on?

Roastin

 ??  ?? 0 Scotsman reader Sandy Burgon says: ‘I thought readers might be interested in this photo taken near the disused railway at Shankend Viaduct, Scottish Borders.’
0 Scotsman reader Sandy Burgon says: ‘I thought readers might be interested in this photo taken near the disused railway at Shankend Viaduct, Scottish Borders.’

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