Day of delight?

We should be forward planning to celebrate 29 March 2019 with a national public holiday to be known for future generations as Independence Day, lest we forget our terrible loss of democracy to Brussels.

This will serve as a permanent reminder to the citizens of the UK to stay an independent nation and never again to be shackled to Europe with our loss of freedom and the very high cost of our membership of the EU.

DENNIS FORBES GRATTAN

Mugiemoss Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen

I’m never sure if Brian Monteith is writing for a group of people desperate to believe his every word, or whether he just thinks we’re all gullible (“Business as usual across the Border is good for Scotland” (Perspective, 17 September).

Mr Monteith is in Dr Fox’s skulk of acolytes who believe that on exiting the EU, negotiating individual deals with hundreds of countries we currently trade with under the auspices of the EU will be “the easiest thing in the world”.

Yet Mr Monteith contends that an independent Scotland would not be able to negotiate a favourable trade deal with our nearest neighbours.

If that is the best Project Fear mark 2 can come up with then Mr Monteith’s comment

on the “resounding defeat of independence” (when a 5 per cent swing would have seen a very different result) is looking more like bluster than confidence.

GILL TURNER Derby Street, Edinburgh

Vince Cable believes the Brexit choice should be between staying in the EU or accepting the deal reached. Michael Gove says it’s between a deal or no deal (ie we voted to leave).

Given that there are at least three possible outcomes (no

doubt the SNP will come up with others) how many questions would any second referendum have to include to reflect the range of wishes of the people? Even at three, any referendum would be “won” by a minority – at least the first vote achieved a majority.

KEN CURRIE Liberton Drive, Edinburgh