Fears over the Tories live on

Sir, – Bryan Poole (Letters, September 13) is of the opinion that a Conservative politician winning a seat in the recent Dalgety Bay and Inverkeithing by-election has laid to rest the ghost of Margaret Thatcher.

However, the Tories’ woes in Scotland pre-date the rise of Thatcher.

In actual fact it goes back far further, as the party’s policies have been rejected by Scots since 1955. Mrs Thatcher was simply the hammer wielded to bang the final nails in the coffin their Scottish electoral hopes lie in.

She may have left Downing Street for the last time in November 1990, but the physical and psychological scars of her reign live on to this day.

Former Tory Chancellor, Lord Lawson, views Brexit as a historic opportunity to finish her work.

He is not alone. This is a chilling prospect indeed for the Scottish people.

Already Scots face being dragged out of the EU against their democratic will.

As things stand, Scots remain at the mercy of a Tory establishment which the UN has declared as implementing policies in breach of international human rights.

We don’t need the ghost of Mrs Thatcher to frighten us, Mr Poole.

Theresa May and her present band of cut throats are quite scary enough.

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