Sir, In Tuesday’s Courier your correspondent A T Geddie, in true undemocratic fashion, wishes “indy” supporters would “go away, back to their proper jobs”.
He, like so many others, has to come to terms with the fact that we will not be going away and that we are now a constant backdrop to Scottish politics until our ambition of independence is achieved.
That is our democratic right. After all, we had to contend with the Better Together bedfellows’ lies, deceit, false promises, electoral fraud, vote-rigging, illegal Treasury disclosures plus the overwhelming media bias.
Even with all that we lost by a mere 6.5% of the vote. Now the polls indicate that two-thirds of Scots want another referendum and the sooner the better.
The independence ambition transcends normal politics. Whilst canvassing I met with people of all political views (yes, even Scottish Tories) who wanted independence.
I even met people who claimed not to be interested in conventional politics at all, but they still wanted indepen-dence.
After witnessing the meltdown of the Westminster political parties who made up the Better Together alliance why on Earth should we have faith in their ability to govern our country?
Judging by the way they seem to hate and distrust each other I wouldn’t trust them to run the proverbial whelk stall.
They should be rebranded as the Bitter Together alliance.
Harry Key. Mid Street, Largoward.
The struggle will continue
Sir, Mr Geddie pointed out in his lengthy dissertation in Tuesday’s Courier how Scotland had benefited from the Union of the Crowns; we had our national debt cleared off.
In those days it could probably be counted in thousands of pounds whereas now we are saddled with our share of trillions of pounds. His claim of benefit now does not seem to be such a bargain.
Of all the nuclear powers in the world you will not find one where the government has sited nuclear submarines and stockpiled nuclear weapons adjacent to one of its most populous cities, as Westminster has deemed fit in the case of Faslane and Glasgow, a base they think we should be so grateful for that they are going to expand it rather than move it.
There have been more than 1,000 accidents that have been reported in the press and it is only a matter of time before we have a nuclear explosion which, because of the prevailing west wind, would affect the whole of the Forth and Clyde valley.
These are only two points among many that would suggest that Scotland has not benefited from the union.
The continuing ineptitude of successive governments at Westminster means that the struggle for an independent Scotland will continue.
T Gardner. Main Street, Bankfoot.
Let there be light
Sir, I was driving from Letham in Perth down Jeanfield Road last week and could not believe how dark it was.
I am sure many drivers are aware that there are a lot of pedestrians and cyclists who wear dark clothing at night and also do not have lights on their bikes.
With this new lighting in place I can see there will be an accident with either a pedestrian or a cyclist. I actually thought there were lights missing until I read the paper and saw the article about saving money with these new street lights.
I hope this is not going to be happening all over Perth, it is unbelievable. It would be interesting to know if anyone else has noticed this.
E Marr. Perth Road, Abernethy.
So who should we believe?
Sir, Letters from John Birkett (November 3) and Bill Sangster (November 4), have listed discrepancies between some of Councillor Poole’s pronouncements and statements both by others and by himself on a different occasion.
One fact has gone unreported, of particular relevance to the councillor’s accusation that St Andrews University placed additional conditions on the availability of land at the North Haugh for the much-needed new school in St Andrews.
According to the university’s website Councillor Poole is Fife Council’s Assessor on the University Court and is thereby presumably privy to the court’s decisions. Due process must surely have involved these decisions being reported fully to Fife Council.
Which statements are correct Councillor Poole’s, or those by a university “committed to the truth”, as its principal repeatedly stated during its 600th anniversary celebrations?
Richard Cormack. 58 Buchanan Gardens, St Andrews.
Paper ‘rubbish’ being returned?
Sir, Yesterday I received through the post 11, yes, 11 , pieces of junk mail. There was only one which I would consider relatively “legitimate” because it was from a business I have actually dealt with.
The rest were totally useless as they were from organisations I have never had any dealings with and would never have any need to deal with in the future.
I studiously put all my own paper “rubbish” into my recycling bin. Is this unsolicited advertising material created from recycled paper?
Perpetual motion, I believe, it is called. Whatever, no more please. I do not fill my blue bin just to have it all come back to me in a new form.
Mona Clark. 9 Millbay Terrace, Dundee.