GIVEN recent events in parliament, it was inevitable that Brexiters would be bursting blood vessels on this page.

But no matter how much vitriol the strange ramblings of messrs Preston, Edwards and others spewed, no new light or thought was forthcoming, even assuming readers will have bothered wading through their 1,100-plus words.

They should take a lesson in brevity from Janet Smith who clearly thought before writing, one wonders if A Edwards has heard of Blaise Pascal and his judgement on those who write long letters?

The rule of law with independent courts has taken centuries to evolve and is essential to any liberal democracy.

As Helen Jones pointed out to a reclining Rees Mogg, the rise of fascism is incremental, calling judges ‘enemies of the people’ and anyone who dares disagree with you traitors, saboteurs or collaborators, is a step on that road.

I will support the Supreme Court ruling this week whatever it is, sadly, Brexiters seem to think the law is optional if it runs counter to their belief process.

Finally, Mr Preston tells us that England is ‘the dumping ground for every immigrant/asylum seeker in the world’, the UNHCR tells us they number some 71 million. So I looked everywhere, even under the bed, perhaps Mr Preston has mine, along with 70 million Turks the Leave campaign said would be here by now?

ALLAN RALSTON Callands