Letter: In Brief

Sir: Well, that's that, then. You scribblers got him in the end ("Black Christmas for Blair as Mandelson and Robinson quit", 24 December). It took a while but you managed at last. It doesn't matter that he is clever with a breadth of vision rare in politics, dedicated and ready to work all hours. It doesn't matter that he has made the best contacts with industry for years, that he made it possible for the Labour Party to present itself as a competent alternative. Very British; very sickening

JOHN RUSKIN

Wombwell, South Yorkshire