A slight on our neighbours

Sir, - It is not only odd but also very disturbing

“Is Mr Doogan wishing to suggest now that somehow the English are the equivalent of those who terrorised us all during the Second World War?

to read (April 27) that Councillor Dave Doogan, depute leader of the SNPled Perth and Kinross Council, has apologised only for the trouble he has caused for the provost and council officials.

He has not apologised for the offence he has given to people who, variously, might be English living in Scotland and/or supporters of the union.

The reference to quislings was especially unpleasant given that the term is derived from the name of Vidkun Quisling who headed a pro-Nazi government in Norway during the war and was executed as a traitor shortly afterwards.

Whatever Mr Doogan might have meant or implied about the English in calling up the image of a Nazi collaborator, I prefer to reflect upon those who resisted the Nazis or suffered under them.

Both Scottish and English children of my gener-The ation will remember being bombed by the Germans during the war.

Is Mr Doogan wishing to suggest now that somehow the English are the equivalent of those who terrorised us all during the Second World War? Dick Barbor-Might. Wester Killichonan, Rannoch.