Safeguards were too risky

Sir, - Kenneth Wood (July 27) stated that Scotland did not vote to stay in the EU since only 42% of the electorate voted that way. That is correct, but by that logic only 37% of the UK electorate voted to leave and 63% did not.

The Trade Union Act 2016 stipulates that any industrial action by workers in “important public services” requires support by both a majority and at least 40% of the electorate.

No Tory MPs voted against this act, or against the EU Referen-