Fascinating times ahead

Sir, - Jeremy Corbyn’s triumph at the Labour Party conference – after his general election

defeat – reminds me of how popular Nicola Sturgeon was immediately after she lost the 2014 referendum.

We Brits love to elevate, then bring down our heroes, don’t we?

Remember how popular Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair once were?

It will be interesting to see if Mr Corbyn’s popularity survives long enough to successfully damage the SNP’s western central belt power base in the 2021 Holyrood and 2022 Westminster elections.

Both he and, judging by her policy shift to the left, Nicola Sturgeon appear to think so.

In Scotland where, regrettably, everything politically is subjugated to the independence debate, those who support the UK against SNP nationalism must sincerely hope so. Martin Redfern. Woodcroft Road, Edinburgh.