Letter: SNP's leanings

SO, Joyce McMillan (Opinion, 31 July) thinks that the SNP is confused as to whether or not it is a social-democratic party.

However, it quite simple to find the answer on the SNP's website: "The SNP is a democratic left-of-centre political party."

Furthermore, Ms McMillan opines that the SNP may be so thrilled by Labour's defeat as not to see how right-wing the present UK government is.

What nonsense. The SNP was pushing for a coalition with Labour and other parties to form the UK government, which obviously was rejected by Labour.

THOMAS MURRAY

Cairns Crescent

Perth