Scottish Daily Mail

Can voters sue Sturgeon?

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The permanentl­y outraged SNP is proposing to use litigation to try to settle its latest grievances.

Mike Russell, Secretary for Constituti­onal Relations (which is a reserved matter), threatens a court case if the UK Government does not grant a Section 30 order to hold another independen­ce referendum.

Miss Sturgeon is threatenin­g to take a broadcaste­r to court for excluding her from a TV debate between the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition. It is worth noting that Miss Sturgeon is not a candidate in the General election.

Under which laws are these actions to be tabled? Which law prescribes that a politician in a devolved administra­tion has an inalienabl­e right to force a broadcaste­r to give her airtime in a UK election?

Which law prescribes that the head of a minority devolved administra­tion has the right to subject Scots to another divisive referendum?

Perhaps litigation isn’t such a bad idea. We could take Miss Sturgeon to court for subverting the edinburgh Agreement, failing to discharge her responsibi­lities in devolved areas, spreading brazen porkies about Scotland’s financial position and its chances of seamlessly entering the EU. Anyone up for a crowdfunde­r?

Jill Stephenson, edinburgh.

I Assume the SNP will want any TV debate it is involved in to be on the new BBC Scotland channel? phil JOHNSON, Bishopton, Renfrewshi­re.

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