THE trouble with Scotland is that its full of devolution.

We’re departing a failed federal system of nations yet some think that the way forward upon leaving the European Union is to become a miniature version of the organisation we just rejected.

The side effects of devolution are to divide regions to the point where people no longer feel like compatriots.

We can grant flexibility to suit local needs without wasting money funding these additional tiers of talentless politicians by handing devolved control to local councils.

Then perhaps powers might actually be used for their intended purposes and not as a sinister means to sow division by narrow-minded nationalists blaming other government bodies for their own incompetence.

My prescription to solve the West Lothian question and reunite team GB is to close the devolved Welsh, Scottish and Irish governments.

The vital ingredient for this to happen is the support of the English people for the union, not the voices of those saying we should kick Scotland out.

That’s exactly what Nicola Sturgeon needs to fulfil her dreams, and who wants to see her emerge triumphant?

As the epitaph of the United Kingdom’s first architect tells us, Pactum serva (keep the vow).

Dr Scott Marmion, Woodthorpe, York