The Scotsman

Just have faith

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As well as lacking any vision for Scotland’s future, people like Douglas Cowe (Letters 18 August) fail to acknowledg­e that Scotland has vast natural resources with a balance of trade surplus plus a highly educated population which, with the right economic policies, would put an independen­t Scotland on a par with our prosperous Scandinavi­an neighbours.

These all have a much higher GDP per head compared to this part of North Britain and the UK has run a deficit for three centuries, often at well over 100 per cent of GDP.

Several small European countries have establishe­d their own central bank and currency without damaging their economy and it will be up to the government of the day to decide which solution is best for Scotland. The same applies to whether we should join EFTA or the European Union. It’s called democracy and Mr Cowe will have a say.

At present, we have a democratic deficit as we are regularly ruled from Westminste­r by a party with minimal support in Scotland and our vote to remain in the EU was completely ignored by Westminste­r, which has used Brexit to grab powers from Holyrood. This is a breach of the Scotland Act and illustrate­s we have less influence in the British Union when compared to small independen­t nations in the EU.

FRASER GRANT Warrender Park Road, Edinburgh

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