I think all Scots need to be informed about the petition set up by the Scottish Parliament to get a referendum for island communities to have a similar say in their communities as those in mainland Scotland have on Scotland's future.

This will lead to an independence referendum for each island archipelago of Orkney, Shetland and Western Islands.

The referendum will take place on September 25, one week after the Independence Referendum and will have the following question.

Shetland was against devolution but had it foisted upon its people against our will by the rest of Scotland. Scotland claims its oil and gas can finance the development of the country of more than five million people. Most of that oil and gas is Shetland oil and gas and could certainly develop the economy at less than 40,000 people.

But if this money is removed from Scotland's (minus Shetland) finances, is the Yes camp's finance viable?

James Whitworth,

2 Old School, Burravoe,

Yell, Sheltand.