Intentions not so honourable

Sir, – To watch or listen to Jacob Rees-Mogg is like being taken back 300 years. So much so he has been given the moniker of the honourable member for the 19th Century.

He is reminiscent of a member of the East India company. His personal wealth is somewhere between £100 and £150 million and he has a 15% share in Somerset Capital Management (SCM). This company invests in emerging markets and means Rees-Mogg will get a massive windfall from Brexit. SCM recently set-up an office in Dublin to avoid any of the chaos from Brexit impeding its business.

Rees-Mogg a member of the Cornerstone group in the Tory party. Their motto is Faith, Flag and

Family, and he flaunts his patriotic Christianity, which includes opposition to abortion and homosexuality.

His comments that Scotland can only have another independence referendum in 20 years are entirely in line with his colonial mindset. He sees Scotland not as a sovereign nation but as an outpost needing to be “civilised” by the “superior” AngloSaxons.

In reality Jacob ReesMogg is an obscure Tory MP. In eight years in parliament he has not been given so much as a junior role in government. His views on Scotland though are widely held within the Tory party.

Alan Hinnrichs. Gillespie Terrace, Dundee.