Racism? Hardly. It’s just unfair

The UK signed up to the EU 50 years ago and is still a member so they have to abide by the rules they signed up for until they leave

Sir, – I reply to Joyce Ptaszek (“Yes to home made passports”, Letters, March 30) in which I am accused of being a racist.

I would point out that calling those who are getting worked up over the colour of a passport and that it will be printed in the EU “relics of empire” is not racist, but something that describes those who long for a Britain of the Victorian era.

To call someone a racist without knowing anything about their background or political philosophy displays a complete misrepresentation of my letter.

Ms Ptaszek claims to be the defender of jobs in the UK.

I think she should concern herself with the projected 80,000 job losses in Scotland predicted by The Fraser of Allander Institute on the UK leaving the EU.

To accuse a person of racism is a serious matter and the word is often bandied about too readily. Racism and bigotry is a serious problem in Scotland and should never be levelled at anyone unless you have proven examples where persons target people on colour, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation – none of which was mentioned.

I would have thought the passport jobs were going to the EU due to EU regulation on contract bidding.

The UK signed up to the EU 50 years ago and is still a member so they have to abide by the rules they signed up for until they leave.

As a firm believer in EU membership my credentials are definitely not racist nor protectionist but are firmly based on equality and fraternity. Bryan Auchterlonie. Bluebell Cottage, Perth.