Taxing issue

Changes to tax policies by the Scottish Parliament mean that military personnel based in Scotland will pay up to £1,200 a year more than if they were based elsewhere in the UK.

However, UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is preparing a compensation package to mitigate against the effect of the SNP tax burden.

It would be nice if Nicola Sturgeon said “thank you” to Westminster but it is well known that the words “Westminster” and “thank you” never appear in the same sentence.

Clark Cross, Linlithgow