History lesson

Those who are frothing at the mouth due to Neil Oliver’s appointment as President of the National Trust for Scotland had as much input into it as I had.

Despite being a life member, I do not recall being invited to participate and I certainly abhor those who wish to inflict their particular brand of politics on to a body whose sole purpose is the preservation of historically important Scottish buildings and places.

The problem that this reveals is that there are Scots who cannot look at anything to do with Scotland without wanting to colour it with a particular shade of politics.

They wish to make Scottish history a reflection of a viewpoint which is an early20th century type of revisionism.

It is a viewpoint which must re-evaluate Scotland in the light (if light enters into it) of a type of victimhood which has no place in our national story.

Anyone who has any insight into Scottish history knows that things have been better in the centuries since 1707 than they ever were before. Scotland has progressed into prosperity and importance since that date and despite energetic attempts to rewrite history, Scottish nationalists have failed and they simply cannot accept that the people of Scotland have had enough of them.

The appointment of Neil Oliver is about the job that he will do. Politics do not enter into it.

I can think of few people whose love of the country and knowledge about it qualify them so well for the role.

ANDREW HN GRAY Craiglea Drive , Edinburgh