Green giants?

There is an obvious vacuum within the political scene in Scotland. Members of the electorate are struggling to understand the ongoing influence of the Green Party within the Parliament. It is apparent that the SNP need their support to maintain a majority at Holyrood – but surely that does not mean they have to be subservient to the unelected Greens.

The Greens prescribe measures against motorists, and domestic heating systems, which simply turn a blind eye to reality. Just what a haphazard future awaits us with the

Snp/greens on the deposit scheme, gender recognition, Highly Protected Marine Areas and generally wasting money on further independence plans which have been on backburner mode for some considerable time now.

And then, of course, not only will we receive details of their exciting plans for Scotland in English, we will be informed in Gaelic as well. Do they really suppose that the 1 per cent or fewer of Scotland’s population who are still able to converse in Gaelic have no English? May I dare to suggest that for most of the time they speak English anyway.

In any case, language in Scotland has been derived from many sources over the centuries, whether that be from Pictish, Welsh or P-celtic, Norse or Anglo-saxon – Gaelic or Q-celtic was never the sole contributor.

It seems that my dear birthplace of Scotland has been usurped by a bunch of extremists whose sole purpose is to undermine the successful 300-year-old UK.

They do so without any measure of public support, in the knowledge, of course, that the next Holyrood elections are not scheduled until 7 May 2026.

Robert I G Scott Northfield, Ceres, Fife