Letters: This is why my family marches for Indyref2

One reader writes in the letters section as to why he and his family marched at the AUOB Scottish Independence rally in Edinburgh.

AUOB March for Independence A couple of members of the march climbed up Arthurs Seat to watch the demonstration enter into Holyrood Park

I had a lovely family day out in Edinburgh on Saturday. We marched, not as Nats or even separatists or any other insulting tag the rather unpleasant side of the No campaign use in a crass attempt to discredit those who support Scottish independence.

We marched because of a failing Union a devolved Scotland can’t do much about. My family are simply fed up being ruled by a Tory Party the Scottish electorate constantly ­reject and now, to cap it all, being taken out of the EU when an overwhelming 62 per cent voted to remain.

Like Jeremy Corbyn he opposes ­independence, which is fair enough. But, unlike Corbyn he appears to have shot himself in the foot by opposing a second referendum.

In effect, instead of putting clear distance between ­Labour and the Tories, Leonard is ­ignoring the material change in Scottish politics that many ex-Labour supporters now support independence.

Winning them back to the fold will be a major task I personally do not think he can achieve. Sturgeon can only be uttering another sigh of relief as Leonard scores another Labour own goal.

Jack Fraser, Musselburgh.