Salmond covers all his bases
David S W Williamson, Kelso
YOUR editorial highlights the considerable challenge facing the Unionist parties should the Scots reject independence. Prime Minister Cameron has given vague pledges of increased powers for the Scottish Parliament should the independence option fail at the polls, with no clarification on what these are.
The Unionist parties need to raise their game and set out a roadmap for what happens if this scenario arises, outlining what these new powers are and when they will be introduced. The danger facing them, of course, is that those Scots such as entrepreneur Jim McColl, seeing no increased powers for the Parliament in the referendum, will turn towards independence should no post-referendum option be on offer.
Alex Orr, Edinburgh