Democracy under threat in US and Scotland

Sir, - Donald Trump claims that he may not accept the democratic result of the November election for the US presidency.

This statement has been lambasted by Americans of all political persuasions and is said to be a severe breach of American democracy. This has never been threatened by any previous candidate.

Mr Trump, as a peevish individual, may or may not succeed in such a move but it is far more dangerous when an elected government acts in such an arrogant way to overthrow a nation’s democratic decision.

Scotland voted to stay within the United Kingdom in 2014.

Now, in 2016, not just one candidate but the whole Scottish Government is attempting to defy a democratic decision by the Scottish people.

The SNP claims to be a responsible government working for the good of Scotland, however, a truly democratic government would work to satisfy the nation and not just a minority of Scots. Its actions cannot be defended.

The circumstances or result of that 2014 referendum vote have not changed.

The SNP attempts to have a second referendum imposed against the stated will of the Scottish people.

This is not democracy but a serious threat of a dictatorship and must be strongly opposed. Angus Brown. The Orchard, Longforgan.

Picture: Associated Press. US presidential candidate Donald Trump.