Salmond outrage

If any further proof were needed of our Dear Leader’s overweening arrogance and insensitivity, it was there to see in a BBC interview during the Queen’s current visit to Scotland, when he confidently declared himself able to read her mind and to predict that she would in no way be upset at the break up of the UK.

He has totally misconstrued the Queen’s silences, even though she publicly declared many years ago that she had been crowned Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Even royal commentator Nicholas Witchell, not usually prone to insert his personal views into commentaries, was clearly outraged by this disgusting piece of sophistry.

Arise, citizens of Caledonia, and deal at the ballot box at the right time with this sort of behaviour and character.

MD Taylor

Ettrick Terrace

Selkirk