Not Nigel’s fault

Phil Tate in his letter (18 May), criticising Nigel Far age for causing all the Brexit confusion, seems to forget that it was 17.4 million voters who triggered Brexit.

Like most other Socialists and Remainers, he only provides the evidence that supports his argument.

Anyone who thought that post-B rex it the NHS would get £350 million is either naive or completely ignorant of the facts. I will leave it to Mr Tate to work out which one he is.

Also, the ‘lies’ from the Leavers about 70m Turks coming to Europe is risible. Turkey has no chance at the present time of gaining entry into the European Union.

Mr Tate tells us that Jeremy Corbyn, to his credit, is trying to find a solution that will bring the country together, but fails to say that Jeremy’s solution is a Customs Union which requires the UK to retain open borders – a red line to the Leavers.

He also writes that the Brexit Party is full of right-wingers and city bankers, but there is some doubt about whether

there are many city bankers in Sunderland – an area that voted strongly to leave the EU.

Far age does not need to apologise for any culpa bilit y for star ting Brexit – if he did – and the election results on Thursday will probably confirm that point.

JAMES MACINTYRE Clarendon Road, Linlithgow

On the day that the Scotsman reports that the SNP are polling at 38 per cent, with the Brexit Party on 20 percent, its lead candidate in Scotland, Louis St ed man- bryce, says Nicola Sturgeon is out of touch with the Scottish electorate and “Scotland is fed up with career politicians trying to over turn democracy and push their own agenda”.

Thus confirming that, along with no politicians, the Brexit Party have no policies, no structure, no knowledge of the result of the EU referendum in Scotland and absolutely no sense of irony.

GILL TURNER Derby Street , Edinburgh