Lifetimewish

All my life I have wished for Scotland to secede from the Union. Scotland has differences in education and legal systems as well as a religious tradition which I happen not to share, but respect.

My wish to secede did not blind me to the total inadequacy of devolution, now confirmed by the Supreme Court. I could not understand Donald Dewar's triumphalism as he welcomed our parliament. It was set up by an act of the UK Parliament which retained primacy in the “commanding heights” of the economy and elsewhere, such as defence, foreign policy and constitutional matters. Even the Barnett formula proceeds on the UK Government’s say so!

As for the notion that the Scottish results in a future general election can be used to overturn or bypass acts passedbytheukgovernment, I wonder how our First Minister passed her Glasgow University law exams.

LV MCEWAN

Edinburgh