Readers of The National

CHRIS McEleny’s article on Trident removal is passionate but at the expense of reason (SNP and Labour may compromise on ditching Trident – Alba will never, Jul 15). The immediate removal of WMD cannot be done (I couldn’t flit that quickly). Far better would be to use the base as a lever to expedite the secession negotiations by stating that the clock is running from day one of negotiations, not from day one of indy.

IN this time of post election soul-searching, I would like to present your readers with two simple but vital facts. First, there are two roads by which heavy-duty vehicles can cross the border between England and Scotland, and two only. Secondly, to stop vehicles is a routine matter for Police Scotland.

CORRESPONDENT Joey Vimsante stating that if branch offices split from their UK parties Scots will never have a voice in Westminster, and that we did not benefit from Scotland being represented almost totally by SNP MPs there, meaning our voice was not heard in the UK parties, is so wrong on so many counts it suggests that this had

MANY think that Scotland is a net exporter of electricity, and in the sense that the volume of electricity generated by the many windmills situated here, and fed into the National Grid, could sometimes be in excess of our requirements, that could be true. However, The Scottish Government does not own any onshore or offshore wind farms, directly or otherwise, as the Scottish Government website will confirm.

THERE is no surprise in Stewart McDonald’s pro-Trident position (Swinney must be ‘ruthless’ and scrap Trident timeline, says ex-SNP MP, Jul 14). At Westminster he was very easily groomed by the UK defence establishment. They are very good at grooming and he was a very pliable subject. Their top priority in dealing with the SNP was to ensure that, if they couldn’t stop independence, they could ensure as little deviation as possible from what they regard as “British” interests.

PRESUMABLY The National’s front page on Saturday was supposed to be amusing rather than crass, puerile and parochial. Presumably the argument defending its use will be that it was meant to be treated as light-hearted rather than offensive, discriminatory and infantile.

IF we cannot afford to build social housing for rent, would

BEFORE Saturday evening’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump, a bystander saw a man with a gun climbing the roof and tried to warn the secret service and police, who ignored him.

I WAS left tearing out what little hair I have left after reading Mhairi Black’s article “SNP implosion has been on the cards for years” (Jul 13). She writes: “The decline in Scotland’s public services is undeniable, but so is the fact that those services still outperform those of the rest of the UK. That truth is not enough to inspire people in an election though”.

PUNDITS and the less wise like myself appear to feel the need to tell the SNP to change, or we’re reminding them of the value of the beneficial changes brought in by the Scottish Government. But isn’t it a bit too late all round?