Three nationalist lies destroyed

Sir, – The Supreme Court made the no-brainer decision yesterday and vetoed the SNP.

Their summing-up also destroyed three nationalist lies.

Under international law the right to self-determination rests on the claimant being either a former colony, oppressed or occupied by a foreign power, or not having enough power to pursue its economic, cultural or social development.

These opinions are based on the Quebec and Kosovo independence cases and judgments.

These situations absolutely don’t exist in Scotland, In fact we haven’t been occupied or oppressed since 1745 and the SNP don’t fully or properly use the devolved powers they have.

To paraphrase John Swinney, the only “too wee, too poor and too stupid” areas in Scotland are in the brains of the civil servants and politicians who thought up this costly, diverting wheeze.

Allan Sutherland. Willow Row, Stonehaven.