Sham of SNP’s ‘social justice’

Sir, - Karen Heath lists various letter writers who challenge the approach of the SNP (February 22) as she seeks to ridicule them, and then takes comfort from dismissing them all as “Tory correspondents ….who yearn for the day that Scotland knew its place”.

I doubt these writers are all Tories, certainly in my experience many critics of the SNP align themselves with Labour, Lib Dems or indeed no party at all.

As for the rest of that assertion, well it would be a little like suggesting that supporters of the SNP want to break away from the UK whatever the cost.

I was cheered to read Ms Heath’s view that not all SNP supporters necessarily want independence.

It was a shame, however, to hear that was because they might simply be attracted to the SNP as a party of “social justice and fairness”.

If that is the case they have surely been badly misled, as the SNP leadership so recently dismissed out of hand proposals from other parties to start to address inequality and help the funding of critical public services by adding 1p on tax.

Keith Howell. White Moss, West Linton.