Dear Uncle James, Thank you for your note (‘Letter to a Corbynista’, June 24). Firstly, of course we’re still friends, so there is no need to worry about that. The world would be a boring place if we all agreed on everything, and probably a backward one too if no one was challenged on their views.
I should also explain my background for the benefit of readers not related to me. I come from a Conservative-voting family, I’m privately educated and I work as the financial controller of a multinational group. If there is a stereotypical Labour voter, or even a ‘Corbynista’, I’m not sure I’d fit the mould. In fact, some of my colleagues expressed surprise that I voted Labour, and had expected me to be a Conservative. I should also point out I’ve never actually voted for Labour before — I voted Lib Dem in the previous two elections and would consider myself more of a liberal than a socialist.
I can’t claim to be a political expert by any means. Like many people I take an interest in what is going on, but I’ve also felt for most of my adult life that when it came to general elections, there wasn’t much of a choice on offer. Sure, there were differences between the main parties, but it didn’t feel as though they were particularly significant.
When it came to the 2015 general election I was particularly uninspired, and I know from talking with friends at the time that I was not alone in that. I voted for what I considered to be the ‘least worst’ option, but with no particular enthusiasm. We ended up with a series of political leaders whose only interest has seemed to be in furthering their own careers with little or no concern for the people they represent.
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