Hurtling toward a Brexit crisis

Sir, - Brexit resulted from a dangerous populist and nationalist spasm which produced a narrow referendum vote for an undefined proposition to leave the EU which should have been probed without rupturing our essential trade and political relations.

Sadly Prime Minister Theresa May took a course for which she had no parliamentary or popular mandate, becoming the voice of Ukip and her Tory backwoodsmen and producing the European Union Withdrawal Bill – the worst piece of legislation I can recall.

A responsible leader would have sought to persuade her people to stay in Europe while tackling with extreme urgency the social and economic problems within Britain which led to the narrow referendum result in the industrial graveyards of our towns and cities.

Instead we hurtle toward the emergency exit with no credible plan for the future of our trade or EU co-operation while she ignores the crisis of housing, education, health and inequality which tore apart the fabric of our nation and fed Brexit’s populism. Rev Dr John Cameron. 10 Howard Place, St Andrews.

Brexit resulted from a dangerous populist and nationalist spasm which produced a narrow referendum vote for an undefined proposition to leave the EU which should have been probed without rupturing our essential trade and political relations