An ill-advised intervention

Sir, - It would appear that Conservative Party politician Murdo Fraser may have revealed his real face.

It is alleged that he Tweeted after the Old firm game on Sunday: “The Queen’s 11 deliver Her Majesty the perfect Birthday present”.

Is this the kind of inflammatory language we should expect to come from a senior Conservative Party politician?

I would like to think it was ill judged or his Twitter account was in some way or form subverted.

If the comment was made by him he would be wise to distance himself from it with an apology.

The Old Firm game was exciting and went to the wire. According to police it passed off with only a few arrests.

But as we all know this fixture has the potential to create much passion on both sides and I would expect someone in the public eye to be mindful of this before making stupid remarks. Bryan Auchterlonie. Bluebell Cottage, Ardargie.