Reassurance sought over Indy

IN 2014, and for a long time for very many reasons, I had been a supporter of Scottish independence.

Following the result of the referendum, I believed that the next few years would demonstrate that the devolved government of Scotland would enable our politicians at Holyrood to show how well they could govern under this system.

Once again Brian Wilson (“Britain is losing out on an energy bonanza due to bickering politicians”, November 24) describes in his knowledgeable way where the SNP have failed the industrial strategy that was promised on the back of the renewable infrastructure being built around us.

I think of Bifab and Machrihanish (former manufacturer of wind turbine towers) in particular. This industry promised many thousands of jobs: where are they? Hull, Teeside, Tyneside, but very few here.

I have no objections whatsoever for this work going to England, as at least it’s work in the UK and not halfway around the world.

However, all of this plays into the arguments of correspondents such as Jill Stephenson. Ruth

Marr often writes in defence of the Scottish Government, as she does (November 24) in a counterargument to Ms Stephenson’s latest letter.

May I ask Ms Marr to address opinions such as Brian Wilson’s and give me, and those like me, some faith that an independent Scotland is possible and feasible, and has a future preferably without the present policies of this SNP Government?

Centralisation as described by Brian Wilson was not a manifesto declaration that I voted for.

Ian Gray, Croftamie.