Scotland would shoot itself in foot as solo act

There is a lot of trumpetblowing about the attitudes of nationalists to Scotland' s future, based on various opinion polls and statements made by Nicola Sturgeon and her fellow SNP MSPS

The worrying thing, to my mind is that these are being taken as definitive facts in the matter of Scotland's place in the UK, with the assumption being that a good result at the next Scottish election in some way trumps the outcome of the 2014 independence referendum. It will do no such thing.

Was it Rab Butler who said that a week is long time in politics? Well, we have many weeks to go before that, muchvaunted election takes place, but the elephant in the room is not Scottish independence. The real show is Brexit and the Scottish nationalists are happy to use that for the purpose of furthering their political aims, quite unashamedly.

Scotland breaking the United Kingdom apart merely leaves Scotland utterly adrift. Of course, despite panic being kept firmly down at SNP HQ, nationalists know that the anti-brexiteers who currently support them are responsible for the rise in the polls (not forgetting bucket-loads of free TV time ). When anti-b rex iteers realise that independence would leave Scotland horribly alone, most of them will pull back. Nicola Sturgeon knows this.

The best way to get back into the EU is as part of the UK in which almost as many people want in as voted to leave.

DAVE ANDERSON Broomhill Road, Aberdeen