Scotland needs more power

Sir, - Anyone who brings up a fantasy film in their argument, like Robert Scott, has lost the debate.

The UK is made up of four countries. England makes up 84% of the UK’s population. I don’t feel we are a family of nations because when it comes to the general election and constitutional matters, the other three countries may as well not turn up to vote as England will determine our direction.

As for the Scottish Government’s failure on the economy, the Scottish Government has little or no power to improve our economy, therefore, unable to improve the lives of citizens living here.

From the 16 economic levers required to grow an economy, the Scottish Government controls just two of them and one of them was just devolved this month: income tax.

However, from this it has delivered the best NHS in the UK, free elderly health care, free further education, free concessionary bus travel, free bridge tolls, revoked the bedroom tax, frozen council tax, written off historic poll tax debts, provided free prescriptions, free children’s school meals until they are eight and free child care. Rod Selbie. 45 Silver Birch Drive, Dundee.