The writing’s on the wall for Theresa May – or falling off it!

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Quite apart from the comedy of errors which unravelled May’s speech, I found it profoundly flawed in essence. The reference to her antecedent working as a domestic servant suggested to me the fundamental Victorian attitude of the Conservatives and Unionists: people in such employment are unimportant. Important people employ their brains, not their hands to earn a living.

As for the Conservative and Unionist “British dream” – it is no different from the dream of most human beings and most political parties. Maybe the time for a new prime minister with a new scriptwriter is overdue?

John McLorinan
Weston Super Mare

Some commentators appear to be basing their assessment of Theresa May’s fitness for prime ministerial office on whether she has the gumption to sack Boris Johnson.

I would have thought she had amply demonstrated her lack of fitness for office by appointing him as foreign secretary in the first place.

D Maughan Brown
York

The writing is surely on the wall for May (or falling off it, to be more precise) when every front page on the newsstands looks like the cover of Private Eye.

Colin Burke
Manchester

Real life does not reflect cowboy films

I can hardly be surprised, but still I find it repugnant to hear the same old evasions, obfuscations and platitudes following the heart-rending tragedy in Las Vegas.

The politicians who dance to the tune of the gun lobby really must believe they are in an old Randolph Scott Western where the “good guy” draws his six shooter and with one shot downs five or more outlaws!

Real life does not come from an antique black and white movie that – even in its day – was hardly representative or accurate. But can we really expect any better of a response when we have leadership from a reality TV star?

Robert Boston
Kingshill

Theresa May must be reading The Independent’s letters

A few days ago, one of your readers who has written 100 letters to you, asked rhetorically what purpose such letters served. One of about 20 such letters that I have sent objected to Theresa May’s use of the expression “ordinary people”, and I was pleased that in her speech to the Tory conference she did not use it. Maybe I helped a bit!

Ian Turnbull
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The Tories can’t keep up security at conference, let alone look after the security of the country

Whilst I do not condone the political prank at the Conservative conference it did demonstrate that the Tories cannot organise the proverbial in a brewery. And to let a prankster so close to the Prime Minister in public; what does it say about their ability to control the security of this country?

Senior members of this Government are so self-centred and oblivious to their own frailties they seem to be unable to see and manage the complex and dangerous environment we are in. What hope is there unless like-minded, intelligent centrists start working together to provide a vision of how the UK can progress in this complex global world?

Darryl Pratt
Leamington Spa

We don’t need any kind of revolution

“Revolutionary capitalism” has been mentioned of late but revolutions are uncertain at best. We need “evolutionary capitalism” in which the beneficial attributes succeed and the effete and failed attributes die off. The Aunt Sally that right-wingers offer, of capitalism or socialism, is deliberately misleading.

Globalised free-market capitalist neoliberalism – “dinosaur capitalism” – has run amok in recent decades. It has brought harm to many and the environment whilst filling everyone’s lives with material possessions and social/cultural phenomena of doubtful value.

Dinosaur capitalism’s Chicxulub moment is now. Better things are possible and can evolve with bold and decisive policy formation. The Tories are still rooting for the dinosaurs – as usual, standing astride the path to the future shouting: “Stop!”

Steve Ford
Haydon Bridge

The Lib Dems could win a landslide

I watched the three main political party speeches on the television. Firstly Vince Cable, who I thought was very relaxed, said what was needed and for once stuck to Liberal Democrat policies. Vince has in the past had a habit of promoting his own thoughts rather than those agreed.

Secondly, Jeremy Corbyn just went on and on. As usual making all sorts of promises, without any funding other than taking more from you, through more taxation and leaving the country in a debt so big, we will always be paying it off. Far worse than Greece found themselves.

Thirdly, poor Theresa May with her coughing fit. I am sure most of you know what that is like. But putting that aside, there were no polices. My understanding is that they want to build more council housing, but where and with what funding? Who was it that sold off council housing? The Conservatives and new Labour, because they needed to find some money from somewhere in an attempt to balance the books.

That of course, never worked.

My personal conclusion has to be that people who want us to remain within the EU as full members really must join the Liberal Democrats and demand a second referendum.

Labour may have strong support but what happens when Jeremy is too old, or becomes unwell? Indeed, he could even lose his seat? If I were involved in the Lib Dem campaign, I would have a parliamentary candidate, leafleting now his constituency.

The Conservatives will replace Theresa May, sooner rather than later. She has got herself into a hopeless position. Boris Johnson is not liked, and because he is there continually stirring it, he is losing party support.

There might be an early general election, as there could be if May decides to step aside. Once again, I suggest the Liberal Democrats should be targeting her constituency right now.

The Conservatives could lose a load of seats. Not wiped out, but reduced to perhaps less than a 100. Labour unfortunately, would win. Which in my mind would be a dreadful outcome.

Although possibly, by then, the public will have seen that leaving the EU is not in the best interests of the UK.

Therefore it could be a landslide victory for the Liberal Democrats.

Readers, if that is what you would prefer, then you have to make it happen.

Richard Grant
Hampshire