Love Labour’s lost

George Kerevan’s excellent article (Perspective, 10 December) is a reminder of what Scottish Labour has lost in a generation at Westminster.

John P Mackintosh was a politician who, had he not died so young, would have been an excellent participant in Scotland’s march towards greater devolution.

In his final paragraph Mr Kerevan aptly sums up the current breed of Scottish Labour MPs  at Westminster – surely the  reason that Scottish Labour  has indeed lost its following up here.

Mr Mackintosh will be  turning in his grave as those  chosen to take Scotland forward at Westminster choose the  well-trodden path that is self-preservation.

Shame on them !

Alan Macdonald

Newbattle Abbey Crescent

Dalkeith