IT seems to me that Jim Sillars has a death wish for the very independent Scotland that he (apparently) desires.

Like many, I am delighted that Alex Salmond was found not guilty and not proven of the charges against him. I look forward to Salmond pointing fingers but I think this all needs to be done at the right time.

However I think Sillars has (yet again) allowed his huff of the current leadership of the SNP to cloud his judgement. For a supposedly experienced politician I would have thought it was obvious to stick together through thick and thin and get our freedom and then sort out our Scottish politics.

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Talk about shooting yourself in the foot? Think about freedom Sillars!

Ian Heggie
Glenrothes