‘Democratic outrage’

Sir, – It’s difficult to know where to begin in response to Derek Farmer’s latest antiscottish tirade (Letters, August 18).

He asks what is the point of devolved assemblies, stating his own preference is total London control of our country.

As Mr Farmer is a confirmed Conservative voter, I can understand why he would wish it so.

Scotland hasn’t voted for a Tory government since the mid-1950s, with the likes of Mr Farmer relying on the English electorate to consistently deliver for the Tory minority in Scotland.

As for competence and making different decisions from London, a process he describes as “tweaks”, the current health crisis and the devolved assemblies’ different approaches once powers were devolved in order to do so, alone prove the value of not being fully governed by a London establishment playing Covid-19 “Whack a Mole”, as described by Boris Johnson.

The BBC recently re-ran the Andrew Marr documentary series, History of Modern Britain.

Required viewing for anyone in Scotland, Mr Farmer included, who still believe we are well served by the Westminster establishment.

Featuring a succession of political and economic bungling incompetence, world beating in its breathtaking regularity, the edition covering the Thatcher years is especially enlightening.

Mr Farmer and his fellow Tory-supporting correspondents may “bleat” all they wish about the SNP, but having governments we don’t elect foisted on us

election after election by a neighbouring population is a democratic outrage, a malign situation soon to be put right, with Scots rediscovering their rightful place in the world.

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