The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)

Not addressing these issues

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Sir – Another thoughtpro­voking article by that terror of the “Yes” campaign, Jenny Hjul (I’m sure she is very nice).

Simply put, we the people in Scotland do not know what the SNP is. A “left of centre party” – as described by Kenny MacAskill on a Russia Today programme some months ago – or something else?

It cannot be assumed that a post referendum election (if a “yes” vote) would produce an SNP government. A Scottish Labour government? Some sort of mish-mash coalition after weeks of “talks”?

Who/what runs the country in the meantime, during what would be the most vital period of our existence?

With EU membership not assured, who pays the farmers to provide our food? Who provides us with the money to buy the food? Will our public water supply continue uninterrup­ted, given its dependence on reliable energy provision?

Do we have enough wind turbines and biomass plants since “the green party” will shut down our fossil and nuclear plants – given the chance?

These practical, problemati­c scenarios – usually described as “scaremonge­ring” or “project fear” are simply not being addressed.

All will be well, we are told. Aye, right. Vote “no”.

What if the Queen had a choice? A T Geddie. 68 CarletonAv­enue, Glenrothes. Party, UKIP, the Orange Order, Ulster Unionists and Scottish Defence League may not go down too well with your readership? Henry Malcolm. 331 Clepington Road, Dundee.

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