Border trouble

THE First Minister of Scotland has admitted on television that an independent Scotland would mean a hard border with the rest of the UK for the first time in over 300 years.

Imagine how that works with 60 per cent of our exports going to the rest of the UK compared with only 19 per cent to the European Union.

We in Scotland need to wake up to the economic and social disaster that a hard border with our main trading partner would cause.

As an employer of more than 60 people in central Scotland but with 82 per cent of our goods heading to England, what sensible argument can be put forward to keep us here?

We keep being told about the economic prospects and the benefits of rejoining the EU.

Do not be fooled, we would have virtually no say in our future with the EU as we would hardly have a seat at the table.

We need to make decisions with our heads, not our hearts.

G Paterson, Kirkcaldy