Nicola Sturgeon is right – the Tories’ cruel policies are truly detestable

Nicola Sturgeon on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg show, where she said she detested the Tories and everything they stand for. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

I was mystified to see that Nicola Sturgeon saying “I detest the Tories and everything they stand for” created a stooshie among Scotland’s unco guid (Sturgeon accused of using ‘dangerous language’ about Tories, 9 October).

After all, many in the Tory party itself think that the cruel policies of Liz Truss, Suella Braverman and Kwasi Kwarteng go much too far. These three are like the Faragists whom David Cameron once memorably described as “fruitcakes” and “loonies”.