It does get a little boring reading Tory criticisms of socialist ideas. It seems that all Tory politicians want to do is pass more wealth to business elites, while taking wealth from the rest of us. Tories know their place in society well. They are the profit takers, and we are the profit makers, and they are scared stiff that people will eventually refuse to accept this exploitative state of affairs.

Therefore I found it a little tiring reading Denis Bown’s latest screed to corporatism (“Labour in need of changes at the top,” Leicester Mercury Mailbox, January 18).

Rather than celebrate the critical role that trade unions play within society Mr Bown bemoans how left-wing they are. I wish this were actually the case, but sadly at present the leadership of many unions are actually quite lacking as far as taking the fight to the Tories. If the unions were…