Frackinganswers

Nicola Sturgeon has a responsibility to the public to be open about the way her party handled the fracking issue (“Fracking is not banned in Scotland, court rules”, The Scotsman, 20 June).

Ms Sturgeon has either had wrong advice or has deliberately misled Scots. Either of these positions is extremely grave. The SNP are currently trying to derail Brexit, create a contrived constitutional crisis and re-awaken the push for independence. These major issues must have the backing of hard, provable facts.

This “ban” on fracking is no more. The attacks on the EU Withdrawal Bill are suspect because Lord Sewel has disputed the SNP’S reading of the Sewel Convention. This must call into question the advice the current SNP Government uses to make policy decisions and thus the direction the SNP is trying to take Scotland in.

Given that Freedom of Information requests of the SNP have met with a less than positive reply, it seems it is the SNP causing a constitutional crisis of its own making by being economical with the truth. (DR) GERALD EDWARDS

Broom Road, Glasgow

Rather than ceaselessly complaining about 24 powers that will come to Holyrood over the next seven years, it would be more interesting if Nicola Sturgeon outlined how she plans to transfer and implement effectively the 134 new legislative areas that will arrive in Scotland on Day One.

Judging by the costly problems and delays she’s had administering EU farm payments and establishing a Scottish social security agency, I fear it’s not going to be a walk in the park for the SNP.

MARTIN REDFERN Woodcroft Road, Edinburgh