FOLLOWING on from Lesley Riddoch’s article (Northern Lights can help guide us on our future path, The National, September 14) in which she referred to the forthcoming Arctic Circle Forum in Edinburgh, and continued her promotion of greater ties with our Scandinavian neighbours.

I found it very disturbing to note the lack of media coverage of the recent Norwegian elections and also the seeming lack of interest in the German elections. How ironic that Donald Trump speaks of “fake news” while we in the UK (so, of course, that means Scotland too) can complain of “no news”.

If those who do not support independence cannot see that the dangers of isolationism are far more real with the present government in Westminster than ever imagined could be the case north of the Border, then the sooner we leave them to it, the better.

We must extricate ourselves from this Brexit mess and the Tory incompetence asap while maintaining a measured and reasonable debate as we go.
Janet Cunningham
Stirling