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Letters: Scottish Tories will surely reap the Brexit harvest in May


IT was depressing, but perhaps predictable, to read Alister Jack’s exaltation of Scotland’s exit from the EU under the terms of the Brexit Agreement ( Brexit deal finally moves the UK out of the EU s orbit , The Herald, December 30). As he composed his article, I wonder if the Secretary of State for Scotland realised the irony of his words which beautifully illustrate the democratic deficit inherent in Scotland’s current constitutional arrangements.
Despite voting Remain by a large majority, Brexit has been imposed on Scotland by the voters of England. Unionists will claim that it was a UK-wide vote or that London also voted Remain, but London is not an ancient European nation and Scotland is supposedly a partner in a Union of equals . However, throughout the tortuous Brexit process, Scotland’s concerns have been ignored or dismissed by Mr Jack and his Tory colleagues at Westminster. ....

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