Congratulations to the new Government on their success in smashing the gangs.

They are already off to a good start by smashing the most evil of gangs - the OAP gang.

Stop their heating allowance, single occupancy discount, free prescriptions, bus passes, and make them sell their homes to fund care costs, which should finish them off nicely.

Don't be put off, Keir, if they say you're out of touch with ordinary British people and call you the Nasty Party; just keep on with really popular stuff like giving away billions in foreign aid and climate mitigation and dismiss all the detractors as reactionary, populist, nationalist, far-right thugs.

Remember, it's the state that's important, not individual people - and all people are equal, but some are more equal than others.

So stick to your principles and keep on smashing.

Roger Martin
Southampton