Nothing in the deal to benefit Scotland

Sir, – On Monday night at Westminster Prime Minister Theresa May accepted four amendments to the Trade Bill in the continuing Monty Python-esque Brexit “negotiations”.

Besides that the EU will not accept this latest move, what does this mean for Scotland?

Although 60% voted to Remain, Scotland’s voice was again seen as an irrelevance by a government turning further to the right daily.

So much for the empty rhetoric of the “Lead don’t Leave” plea at the 2014 Independence Referendum.

This vote, however, has severe implications for Scotland.

We know the soft fruit industry is under threat due to a drop in seasonal labour from Europe, and all agriculture and the fishing industry is under threat as never before.

The SNP are fighting against almost insurmountable odds due to Labour taking the Government’s position.

So what of the 13 Scottish Tory MPs at Westminster? They all voted for the amendments, although Ruth Davidson is on record as saying she would use her authority to ask all MPs to “champion the Scottish national interest” at Westminster, including fighting for greater Scottish powers and spending on agriculture and fishing.

Enough is enough. Scotland is being treated abysmally and the time to call another referendum for Scottish independence is surely fast approaching.

We are way beyond the “significant and material change” needed to call a referendum, and as the UK heads towards an increasingly likely “no deal” Brexit result, the time for Scotland to become independent is now.

Surely we couldn’t do any worse than what is unfolding at Westminster.

Graeme Finnie. Balgillo, Albert Street, Blairgowrie.

Theresa May’s latest compromise to Brexit hard-liners has severe implications for Scotland and furthers the case for independence, a correspondent argues.