After the disaster last Thursday, every Labour party member should be receiving Claire Ainsley’s book The New Working Class for Christmas to find out where they have been going wrong. Members of Momentum should read it twice in case they don’t get it first time.
Rod Moreton
Ampleforth, North Yorkshire
• To understand the lives and aspirations of people in “the north”, we do indeed need our institutions and leaders to be based here. Maybe the Guardian should set the pace by coming home to Manchester?
Michael Reardon
Cheadle Hulme, Manchester
• Mr Johnson is adamant there will be no referendum for an independent Scotland for a generation. If the Scots declare independence unilaterally, is he going to send in the army?
Fuad Kavur
London
• How depressing that your front-page headline “Next stop, Brexit” (14 December) could not have been “Next, stop Brexit”.
Martyn Chalk
Hull
• Isn’t the description “remainer” now defunct? We now have to start describing ourselves as “rejoiner”.
Dave Hirons
Binley Woods, Warwickshire
• I find myself writing in my cards this year “Let’s get Christmas done!” Am I broken?
Alan Corcoran
Godalming, Surrey
• At least there’s the consolation prize of five more years of unparalleled lampooning and fun from John Crace and Marina Hyde.
Carmen Rodriguez
London
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