HARDLY a day goes past, and today is no exception, without the UK media including The Herald reporting various stern warnings from UK politicians and others of the dire consequences which may arise in the event of a no-deal Brexit ("No-deal Brexit to hit Scotland hard", The Herald, February 14). As the UK has a huge annual trading deficit with the rest of the EU, is it not a little surprising that there are no similar media reports of outpourings from any or all of the other EU countries voicing their concerns at the adverse effects of a no-deal Brexit on their economies, jobs, security and so on?
Is our media simply failing to report any such concerns as not being sufficiently newsworthy, or is it an indication that those countries also have been told to hold their nerve and to rely on assurances from the EU negotiators that there will not be a no-deal Brexit and their interests will be protected by cobbling up a deal at the 11th hour, for which I believe the EU has form? Time will tell.
Alan Fitzpatrick,
10 Solomon’s View, Dunlop.
DONALD Trump made one venture into book-publishing: Art of the Deal. Can we expect a companion volume from our leader, "Art of the No-Deal"?
I recall that Margaret Thatcher was nicknamed "Tina" – There Is No Alternative. Instead we now have "Tanni": There Are No New Ideas. If there are any, why are they not brought before Parliament? Mrs May could then dance into the distance to the strains of Abba: "I feel like I win when I lose".
Graeme Orr,
15 Holehouse Brae, Neilston.
SCOTCH whisky sales continue to boom, with total world sales increases of 7.8 per cent to £4.7 billion
Whisky exports could receive a welcome boost when we leave EU and are free from the restrictive trade restrictions holding the industry back.
The last thing the whisky sector would welcome would be for Scotland to rejoin the EU and suffer the same restrictive trade agreements we are currently subjected to.
Dennis Forbes Grattan,
3 Mugiemoss Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen.
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