Stop ‘reflecting’ and start acting

SIR, –The first minister has “been reflecting" on the Scottish Governments proposal for Indyref2 and we may get a statement before Holyrood breaks up on June 29 – some three weeks after the election. Yet within hours of the Brexit referendum she was able to “reflect” and announce a vote was necessary to give Scots an alternative to a “hard Brexit". Since then we have seen the SNP lose 21 seats at Westminster and the party's vote drop from 50% to 37%.

It appears the “hard Brexit" is now heading for a “soft Brexit" – whatever that may mean. So why three weeks to reflect on the obvious?

Ms Sturgeon conceded her plans for a second independence referendum were “undoubtedly" a factor in the recent results. Perhaps the true reason is she not only forgot about and refused to listen to all those who voted to stay in the UK and the 38% who voted and wished to leave the European Union.

I very much doubt her “reflection" will produce any sensible and meaningful statement.

Is it too much to ask for the first minister to form a crossparty team to represent the best interests of Scotland as we leave the EU, in doing so gain a louder authenticated voice and representation in the months and years ahead, in addition to her day job and getting on with sorting out the self-created mess we now find ourselves in.

Jim Bruce, Edinmore Drive, Daviot, Inverurie Perth have reduced the incidence of serious accidents on that stretch”. I strongly support his use of the word seem.

The holier-than-thou brigade who are so keen to assure us that the yellow vultures have ‘improved driver behaviour’ invariably fail to mention what must be a far more significant factor in any reduction in accidents. On the same day that the cameras were switched on, the speed limit for Heavy Goods Vehicles on this stretch was raised from 40 to 50mph. This instantly decimated the long tailbacks of traffic behind articulated lorries which led to the frustration and consequent risky overtaking which caused so many accidents. We must all welcome any reduction in accidents but let us not be misled as to the reasons for this good news. J.Mackenzie, Conon Bridge, Dingwall