Causes celebre of politics

Sir, - With the recent hysteria surrounding the Conservative government being driven to attempt to govern the country with the assistance of the DUP, which is focused almost entirely on the latter’s stances on abortion and the recent imposed statutory changes on the understanding of the nature of marriage, it occurs to me that these two subjects have rapidly become the test acts of the current political era.

It appears that, if one does not subscribe to the current wisdom in respect of these issues, one is deemed unfit for public office and is at risk of being shunned by polite society.

Will those who are presently denouncing and vilifying the DUP for representing their predominant constituency on the basis of their Protestant belief on these matters, also seek to attack devout Roman Catholic MPs, such as Jacob Rees-Mogg, who subscribe to similar church teachings on the same issues, with the same enthusiasm? John Gordon. 1 North Street, Glenrothes.