SIR - Devolution and Scottish Independence battle with Article 50 and Brexit for the recent headlines, all well covered by the T&A to its readers’ benefit.
Time to take a closer look at the devolved Scottish government; the seat of power resides in Edinburgh and consists of 128 MSPs, thus 65 seats provide an overall majority.
The SNP have 63 members (not a clear majority), Conservatives 31 (are the Party making a comeback in Scotland?), Labour 23, Green 6 and Lib-Dem 5.
The vote to start yet another Independence Referendum is due at Holyrood, with the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon chasing her lifetime obsession.
The Scottish Green Party of six say they will vote with the 63 SNP totalling 69, whilst the remainder are to vote against with 59 combined members.
The outcome looks a foregone conclusion, the First Minister is set to earn every penny of her £69,861 salary, as she attempts to divert Scottish local opinion away from the mess that her party is making of running Scotland into the mire.
Scotland’s debt mounts up, normal for left wing administrations, their education system is floundering, how long will it take to wake that electorate up?
Alan Chapman, Beck Lane, Bingley
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