Sir, – Regarding Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s apparent determination to secure permission from the UK government to hold a second referendum – the last one being in 2014 – on Scottish independence in 2023, is the redoubtable Ms Sturgeon a firm believer in the maxim that avers: “If at first you don’t secede, try, try again’'? – Yours, etc,
PAUL DELANEY,
Dalkey,
Co Dublin.