Sir, If Scotland votes for separation and then applies to share the pound in a currency union, surely the rest of us in the remainder of the UK have the democratic right to have our say on whether we are willing to share sterling with the new state. In such post-referendum circumstances, we must be given the earliest opportunity to vote on this issue, which is of fundamental importance to us all. Indeed it is hard to see how any government of the remaining UK would have a mandate to negotiate on a question of such magnitude without a vote having taken place.
P Carden
Thetford, Norfolk
Sir, Hugo Rifkind (Times2, Sept 4) makes an important point about the absence of positive feeling for those campaigning against independence. Of course it seems much more exciting to be voting “Yes” to something. Isn’t it time for the “No” campaign to be emphasising the positives for keeping the union, rather than all the negatives?
Dr Roger Kennedy
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Twickenham
Sir, The question “Should Scotland be an independent country?” is ambiguous. Scotland is already independent — with a legitimate government, its own law, education and sports teams, etc. A “Yes” vote could be deemed a vote for keeping the status quo of an independent country within the Union. But better ask Brussels — they handle Unions.
Alex Mackinnon
Dollar, Clackmannanshire