Belittling masses will not bring change

IN a letter to the Derby Telegraph, CN Westerman says that “Robin Hood Corbyn is in a parallel universe” (September 29).

Mr Westerman said: “People seem unable to discern the difference between public and private industry and show little intelligent interest.”

To show that he does know, he said: “There is an important part for competition to play in our economy.”

He also informed us that, “even the stupidest of citizens should recognise the basic driving motivation of every member, from director to apprentice.” He also told us that “our nation needs better-educated children and wiser voters to shape society”.

I have, therefore, tongue in cheek, decided to advise you unintelligent, stupid, uneducated people of something which I am sure you already know.

And that is: shop at the cheapest supermarkets, shops and privatelyrun businesses, knowing they are not owned by the Government. Also, vote for who you want to be in office, which I’m sure you will.

The House of Lords, teachers, police, fire service, local government, NHS, social security departments, etc, are but a few of the government agencies, public bodies, and departments which are sustained by the taxation of the masses.

This means we do need privatelyrun systems because, although public bodies are required to run the country, they have very little constraints on their capital or revenue expenditures, whereas the thousands of private sector businesses do, otherwise they would collapse.

No government has ever agreed they would take over and run all private business ventures, only those they consider possible to run, and of necessity to the country.

How does belittling the masses change the system? I know not, but I would advise Mr Westerman, and anyone else who considers people stupid, unintelligent, and uneducated, to look in the mirror before putting pen to paper. Ernest Redfern, Allestree