Thread by @IanBlackfordMP

The sad Brexit reality a thread:

I am not in the habit of sharing correspondence from constituents but in this case, with the agreement of said constituent, I am making the following email public whilst respecting their anonymity.

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It is someone of European origin who is choosing, because of Brexit to leave Ross, Skye and Lochaber. We can ill afford to lose people from the Highlands, this saddens me greatly.

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Scotland must become an independent country in Europe, a country that will always extend a friendly welcome to those who wish to come here and make a contribution to Scotland's story:

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"Thank you for your response. I am and remain convinced that you will do everything in your power to stop this nonsense.

“For me, however, it is now too late, even as a dual citizen. I have made the very difficult, heartbreaking in fact,

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decision to leave not Scotland nor the Highlands - quite the contrary, both will remain engraved in my heart - but a UK that is intoxicated with a rabid Tory party. I cannot and will not support, with my taxes, my spending power and my work, paid or unpaid,

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a govt. which is so hellbent on destroying all the advantages won so hard since WWII.

“Brexit goes against every fibre in my body. Our rights and freedoms means a lot to us and I strongly object to them being taken from us without our consent,

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there is nothing democratic about that, it's abuse! So if these malfunctioners take me out of the EU, I see no other course but to follow it to stay in. I'm sorry I cannot wait any longer. I will continue from the outside to fight against Brexit

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and for Scottish independence. It cannot come soon enough, but personally I have now run out of road. I feel the need to make a nest for my family elsewhere, someplace where they are welcomed, rather than merely tolerated at best. I don't see the

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current mess sorted in my lifetime - what remains of it - and I have no desire to spend my twilight years in poverty and misery to be taught a lesson I don't need to learn.

”Ian, I bid you farewell therefore. Thank you for all the help and reassurance you have given

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and please don't let my departure stop you from continuing the fight. You're a terrific MP; Charlie Kennedy was a really hard act to follow, but you managed, avec bravour. - Should you wish to re-use this message you may, as long as you please keep us anonymous. Ta!"