24/09/2014 00:00
TW
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Dear Sir,
When on holiday I read and enjoy the Majorca Daily Bulletin every day, now back home I can comment on - Queen warning Tuesday, 16 September, 2014, page 11.
 Quote - Queen Elizabeth the 2nd told a member of the public on Sunday that she hoped Scots would think very carefully about the future when voting in a referendum that could break up the United Kingdom - unquote.
When she has her title changed from Queen Elizabeth the 2nd to Queen Elizabeth the 1st of Scotland she will be entitled to comment on anything the Scots say or do. There never has been a Queen Elizabeth the 2nd of Scotland or of Britain and never has been called the Queen of Britain. At least change the title when visiting Scotland in respect of the Scottish people.
 I am proud to be one of the 1.6 million that voted yes.
Yours very sincerely,
Derek Smith
Edinburgh

Dear Sir,
I left Majorca on the 10th of September and returned to Scotland to engage in the debate and ultimately to vote on the question of Scottish independence.
The atmosphere back home was electric as people of all ages and political persuasions aired the issues and expressed their opinions. There was No aggression, No bad feeling, and No division that I could discern, just democracy at work and on an issue which the vast majority of the population had thought very seriously about.
The result was No to independence, but a swing of only 5 percent and Jason Moore would be writing on another subject. Alex Salmond is not everybody’s cup of tea, but he has worked tirelessly to improve Scotland’s lot, when for so long it had to feed from the crumbs which fell from the Westminster table.
As a direct result of having a majority SNP government, in Scotland, there are No prescription charges, No bridge tolls, No costs for personal care for the elderly and most importantly No tuition fees for young Scots attending university in their own country. All of this provides good evidence that Scotland can manage its’ own affairs.
There is no doubt at all that the older generation voted No.....and in their thousands. You just need to examine the statistical information which accompanies each published opinion pole.
Of course Alex Salmond will be disappointed to have lost the vote, but it took a very long time for Messrs Cameron, Clegg and Milliband to overcome their complacency and make the “vows” they did to the people of Scotland. Thereafter they handed responsibility to a yesterday’s man, opposition party, backbencher, in the shape of Gordon Brown, and to be totally fair he played a blinder, and, in my opinion, swayed the required number of fence sitting potential voters to take the easier option and vote No.
Although I voted Yes, I accept the democratic outcome, but you cannot blame Alex Salmond for collecting the spoils which have accrued as the result (albeit as the loser) of a hard fought campaign over a considerable amount of time.
I am now back in Majorca, glad it’s all over....but the dream does live on.
Iain Murdoch
Loyal Scot and lover of Majorca