I REFER to the letter from Concerned Cowdenbeath, in the Times dated March 2, there is no evidence that the hectoring tones of Ruth Davidson or her Remain sidekick Amber Rudd during the TV debate influenced the result of the Referendum one way or the other.

What is undeniable is that the Scottish Conservative Party under her leadership have supplanted Labour as the main Opposition party in the Scottish Parliament.

A further test of her leadership will come in May's local elections which reveal the extent of the Conservative revival.

The Remain campaign were indeed winning the argument until the latter stages because up to that point the debate had been almost exclusively the economy. It was only when Nigel Farage, love him or loathe him, practically screamed at the Brexit campaign to change emphasis to immigration that the tide started to turn.

Ruth Davidson was unfairly upbraided for appearing to change her mind but in truth, as a democrat she was duly bound to accept the will of the British people. In that regard she is no different from Theresa May, Amber Rudd and Philip Hammond, all of whom were originally opposed to leaving the EU. They respected the result, however, and are now getting on with the task of implementing it.

The people Concerned Cowdenbeath should be concerned about are those arrogant individuals who think they know better than the rest of us and would ride roughcast over democracy to get their own way. The names Blair, Clegg and Major spring to mind.

The Scottish First Minister predictably continues her demented rant on independence. Increasingly, however, more and more people are being turned off by her obsessive behaviour.

Fortunately in Theresa May we have a Prime Minister who will resist the siren calls from Bute House.

It is unlikely that the UK Government will want to complicate the next two years with a second Scottish Independence Referendum and I doubt if it will happen in the remainder of the Parliament.

It seems likely that if the Conservatives win the next election with an increased majority I suspect Scottish Independence will be on the back burner.

European elections are on the horizon in France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands which could threaten the very existence of the EU if the results go the 'wrong way'. Interesting times ahead.

JAMES MARTIN,

Kelty.