Sell out by Green Party

Sir, - So Patrick Harvie’s Greens will field only three candidates in the general election compared to 32 in the last Westminster election.

It’s crystal clear, with the SNP massively more under pressure from the Tories this time than last, that the Greens are withdrawing in an attempt to shore up Nicola Sturgeon’s party.

Scottish Greens used to be a party primarily concerned with the environment. Now they focus on supporting the nationalist party.

Let’s remember the SNP wanted to build an independent Scotland based on environmentally damaging North Sea fossil fuels.

It’s the party that wants to slash air passenger duty to increase massively the number of flights into Scotland.

We’ve long since known the SNP is a single-issue party.

It’s now increasingly clear Patrick Harvie is discarding his Green credentials, replacing them with Ms Sturgeon’s teenage dream of independence. Martin Redfern. Merchiston Gardens, Edinburgh. England to fund it and other welfare services. Garry Barnett. The Garden House, Campsie Hill, Guildtown.