RECENTLY, SNP MSPs Swinney and Russell told the Prime Minister's Brexit Ministers that the SNP leadership believes that 'to over-ride a vote of the Scottish Parliament and impose the EU Withdrawal Bill on Scotland would be an extraordinary and unprecedented step for the UK Government to take.'

Here I am wondering if the entire SNP leadership somehow fails to realise just how simply incongruous such an SNP statement actually is in today's circumstances.

In a freely entered-into UK wide vote, democratically held, the UK as a whole voted to leave the EU while as part of the UK, Scotland voted to remain.

In 2014, Scotland voted against SNP Independence and voted against Scotland's membership of the EU.

Today the SNP leadership and others, actively call and work for the overthrow and cancellation of that democratic vote in favour of SNP policies set out earlier.

In doing so in my view, the SNP and others seek to force the UK to remain in the EU against its will. Hence we can begin to see the 'democratic deficit' at the heart of the current SNP policies and activities.

What was it that Bertolt Brecht said about unscrupulous and, unrepresentative Governments which would not accept the verdicts of its own citizens?

In certain circumstances, it seems, the SNP will not take NO for an answer and perhaps we might foresee some future SNP Government, in a tight electoral spot, refusing to concede the people's will.

In that set of circumstances (metaphorically speaking), would we as citizens be able to vote the offending SNP out of office again?

The present 'sleekit' SNP approach is not a good auger? Seeking to overturn a democratic UK vote at this time, places us on dangerous ground in my view.

The SNP apparently have no sensibilities of recent history or civil liberties?

I believe the SNP and others could do us all an injustice and a disservice to the core cause of political belief and activity.

ANDY WILSON,

Kelty.