Don’t forget the Treaty of Union

Published on 23/09/2012 00:00

YOUR self-admitted English correspondent, Mr Stuart Eels, Chippenham (Letters, 16 September), is absolutely and constitutionally correct in claiming that the English are not being “allowed a vote vis a vis Scotland’s forthcoming referendum on independence”. Whose fault is that? Mr Eels’ reaction is to appeal to European Court of Human Rights. Given that the people of Scotland are the sovereign, therefore superior, authority on all matters relating to constitutional matters in Scotland, should Scotland vote Yes in our referendum on independence. In the event, the wrong forum to apply to is the SCHR for whatever reason Mr Eels feels moved so to do. The proper forum is the parliament of England.

Might I suggest that Mr Eels firstly does what it appears none of Scotland’s or England’s political leaders have yet to do and that is to read and study the very document that brought England and Scotland together in the first place? Although I distributed accurate research material to our political party leaders on the subject of the Treaty of Union 1707, most of them appear not to understand the implications for Scotland and England contained in the said treaty.

Should Mr Eels study the Treaty Of Union of 1707/1708, he will realise that his political representative (MP) should be demanding, in accordance with the treaty, the recall of the English Parliament, now, before our referendum when his disaffection with the ­current situation could be dealt with constitutionally.

John J G McGill, Kilmarnock