WILLIE Maclean (Letters, November 11) is quite mistaken to describe my position on a second referendum as being that future voters “should never have the opportunity to cast a vote on the independence question”.
On the contrary, as regular readers know, I have consistently argued for a New Act of Union that provides a unilateral route to secession, subject to a referendum based on best practice elsewhere (which may include supermajorities and double majorities). This is my reasonable suggestion for a compromise which respects the outcome of 2014 vote and would ensure that independence would only happen if it was the settled will of a clear majority.
However, the concepts of “reasonable” and “compromise” are unrecognisable to the nationalist mindset.
Peter A Russell, Glasgow.
Planet Pedro! 