Why is Labour running scared?

IF Labour Councillor Alex Gallagher (Letters, March 1) believes it is “time for Scotland to be governed by politicians who are focused on the real issues”, why are he and his Labour colleagues so daunted by the prospect of having the opportunity to offer themselves confidently as a choice to the electorate in an independent Scotland?

The democratic deficit through which the majority choice of the Scottish nation can never prevail over the choice inflicted on us by our larger neighbour is clearly not a “real issue” in Mr Gallagher’s view. He appears willing to accept this situation in perpetuity as long as he can satisfy his lust for the blood of the hated SNP. The competence or otherwise of a devolved Scottish Government of whatever political hue makes no difference to the independence issue.

As for “destroying the UK”, which Mr Gallagher lists as a

threat presented by independence supporters, surely the truth is that the UK has already self-destructed by taking Scotland out of the European Union and putting a huge spanner in the works of the Northern Ireland peace settlement.

Willie Maclean,

Milngavie.