Opinions are starting to shift

Sir, – Having read the numerous letters in this paper regarding the recent events at Westminster which resulted in the mass SNP walkout, I would encourage readers to view proceedings on the many media outlets we have at our disposal in the 21st Century and decide the rights and wrongs for themselves.

Events have since moved on, with the Conservative Secretary of State for Scotland, a man who has publicly confirmed his belief that Scotland as an entity was extinguished by the 1707 treaty of union, feeling confident enough to assert that we are not a partner in the UK, but merely a part of the UK.

This is a view echoed by other Conservatives who think of us as having no more importance than an English county or city.

If confidence is so great in the belief that we have no more right to a referendum on selfdetermination than the likes of Lincolnshire, Yorkshire or Manchester, why not simply ratify this claimed status now and thereby close down any and all debate concerning Scotland’s constitutional future?

Mr Mundell argues that he is simply protecting the 2014 referendum result.

However, this is to overlook the rather inconvenient fact that each and every promise made by London in order to garner a ‘no’ vote has now been comprehensively broken.

The Westminster establishment obviously believe the vote of loyalty to continued London rule, by 55% of the Scottish electorate, was an acceptance of subjugation.

It was not, as they will soon discover.

Ken Clark. c/o 15 Thorter Way, Dundee.