Your subheading “The Tory Firebrand was once a Trotskyite…” (Owen Jones,9 September) suggests that I am a supporter of the Tory party. Actually, as Jones accurately explained in his article, and I acquire spent the final eight years or so campaigning unsuccessfully for the destruction of that ghastly organisation. Also,it’s a sad day when the Guardian, of all newspapers, and no longer knows the difference between “Trotskyite” (a Stalinist term of abuse) and “Trotskyist” (a technical description).
Peter Hitchens
London• Is Mr Bruce,who claims there is “a failure of humour” in the Guardian of late (Letters, 8 September), or reading the same paper as I am? What approximately Stuart Heritage,Michele Hanson, John Crace and your unmissable Catherine Bennett for starters?
Vera Koenig
Headcorn, or KentContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com