Letter: Sectarian distaste

Further to Jamie Waddell's letter (24 May), regarding the behaviour of Celtic fans at the Celtic versus Motherwell Scottish Cup final: "Why a British football club deem it acceptable that their fans should chant anti- British/state songs and pro- terrorist chants is bewildering."

That really is the nub of the problem regarding what the mealy-mouthed refer to as "Old Firm sectarianism".

Until politicians and media face up to how deeply distasteful that behaviour is to right-minded people, no amount of whitewash from biased historians and church spokesmen about the problem being religious, or "one side is as bad as the other" statements from politicians, will bring one whit of improvement.

Irvine Inglis

Reston,

Berwickshire