Nothing to offer

No one is surprised Labour has had yet another U-turn and abandoned its commitment to spending £28 billion a year on green investments to boost the economy as fiscal rules override Labour’s lack of radical policies.

However, they can’t blame fiscal rules for scrapping promises to abolish the House of Lords or strengthening devolution or capping child benefits but not bankers’ bonuses. Labour can’t grow the economy as it remains opposed to rejoining the EU and freedom of movement.

Labour has nothing new to offer Scotland. They could protect Holyrood from future Tory power grabs by devolving powers such as immigration – the current situation is hurting Scotland’s economy and making it much harder to attract overseas workers to fill employment gaps, not least in the hospitality and agricultural sectors.

If Labour really believed in democracy, they would grant Holyrood the powers to hold a referendum on Scotland’s future as well as devolving employment law and broadcasting to suit our particular needs.

Labour is guilty of taking Scotland for granted as they have failed to promise that our only oil refinery will continue at Grangemouth, or financially support the proposed Rosyth ferry connection to Europe, which will save on unnecessary road travel to ports down south.

The latest Stv/ipsos poll showing support for independence at 53 per cent and the SNP on course to take 40 seats at the Westminster election, compared to Labour’s 12, should act as a wake-up call. This poll also showed that the SNP was the most-trusted party on the economy, health, education and cost of living. Fraser Grant

Edinburgh