Allan Sutherland Archives - Page 4 of 6 - Scotland Matters

Letters to the press, 22/09/22: The UK as a whole displayed tremendous solidarity following the death of Her Majesty. Let us hope that such true British spirit will continue, and any further leanings towards a Scottish nationalist cause will disappear

22 September 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Letters, Richard Allison, Robert Scott, Scottish Government /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 06/09/22: “Another indyref will need the support of 50% of all Scottish voters. This will ensure that such a radical move would require a clear majority in taking Scotland out of the UK.”

6 September 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Dennis Grattan, Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Liz Truss, Scottish Government, Victor Clements /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 26/07/22: “I see Kate Forbes is once again demanding more money from Westminster. If Scotland were ever to become an independent country, where would Kate take the begging bowl then?”

26 July 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 19/07/22: “Currently, all is not rosy in SNP ranks. Ms Sturgeon has turned out to be a divisive character not only to the country but to the opposition and even to those in her own party not adhering to the party line.”

19 July 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence /by sm_admin

Scotland Matters in the media – Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP ‘won’t know what’s hit them’ at ‘de facto’ indyref, vows pro-UK group

3 July 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Indyref 2, Scotland Matters, Scottish Independence /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 29/06/22: “Ms Sturgeon demonstrates a complete lack of understanding of past and current economic circumstances. The problems, she says, are due to “Tory austerity” and Brexit. Where has she been these last few years? Has amnesia set in? I distinctly remember her invading our television sets day after day to give gloom and doom reports about, er, now what was it? Oh, yes, Covid…”

29 June 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Scottish devolution, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 21/06/22: “Nicola Sturgeon stated last week: ‘Independence does not guarantee a better future.’ Andrew Wilson has been stating for years: ‘Independence will be hard with no guarantee of success. In 2019 he said: ‘Independence would mean more, not less austerity.’ One question: why do they want to make life hard’ for the people of Scotland when there is no ‘guarantee’ of a better future?”

21 June 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Census 2022, Douglas Cowe, Indyref 2, Letters, Regina Erich, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence /by sm_admin

Letters to the Scottish press special, 15/06/22: IndyRef2 – Here We Go Again

15 June 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Dennis Grattan, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Letters, Nicola Sturgeon, Richard Allison, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence, SNP /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 14/06/22: “Sir John Kay – sometime economics adviser to Alex Salmond – tells us in a new book that a separate Scotland “would begin independent life carrying a pro-rata share of UK debt in the region of £180 billion”. Scotland would also need to borrow, he adds, to cover its budget deficit of between £10bn and £20bn, every year. This raises a few points…”

14 June 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Gerald Edwards, Indyref 2, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Scottish Government, Scottish Independence /by sm_admin

Letters to the press, 07/6/22: “lf, as seems certain, there is no referendum next year, what will the SNP do with the £20 million of our taxes they have set aside for it? They could, I suppose, build another couple of pretend embassies, say in Outer Mongolia or the Sahara desert. Or fund some more jaunts overseas for their leading figures to grandstand.”

7 June 2022/in Allan Sutherland, Jill Stephenson, Letters, Scottish Government, SNP /by sm_admin