Will Scots get second bite at independence?

MOST of us Britons decided we were fed up with the autocratic rule of the EU and took the opportunity to leave. How can we now deny the Scots the right to decide whether they wish to continue to be governed by the UK? true, in 2014 they voted to remain in the UK, but that was before the EU vote. they won’t rest until they get another referendum, and we have enough problems leaving the EU without also worrying about keeping Nicola Sturgeon happy. If a second referendum results in a leave vote, we should try to make the divorce as easy as we can. We should allow the Scots to begin their independence free from debt. their claim to any UK assets should more or less cancel out their share of our national debt. We can relocate all our military facilities from Scotland to the rest of the UK. I’m sure Donald trump would be prepared to temporarily house our nuclear submarines until we can build a new facility. All this would be a nuisance, but worth it to get Scotland off our backs. And the money we save from the Barnett Formula (which sets levels of public spending) would cover the costs. We would lose the Scots’ undeniable skills and their contribution to making Britain great, but just as we will continue to allow immigration of those whose expertise we require, so we will welcome Scottish citizens and companies who want to relocate here. JOHN PETITT, Stevenage, Herts. FOR goodness’ sake, why don’t we have a referendum in England on whether we are concerned if the Scots get their independence. Doesn’t Nicola Sturgeon realise that we don’t care about her brand of politics? KEN McKEAN, Salisbury, Wilts.

EX-SNP Minister Kenny MacAskill has spilled the beans on a second independence referendum being impossible to win with the Scottish economy on the back foot and independence without a known currency impossible to sell to the people. Perhaps now Ms Sturgeon will get stuck in to the many problems that have been allowed to fester, with attention diverted to a referendum nobody in Scotland wants. DENNIS FORBES GRATTAN, Bucksburn, Aberdeen.