After this leadership race, the Conservative Party is in desperate need of a rebrand

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Liz Truss’s main plan to deal with what is essentially a maze of supply-side issues driving inflation is to cut taxes for the wealthy (Reuters)

As an outsider, may I suggest a few ideas for how the Tories can rebrand from Monday. The new prime minister has their work cut out, given the market failure of the entire energy sector caused by a decade of underinvestment in gas storage, renewable and nuclear energy, home insulation and solar panelling aggravated by being suckered by a malignant dictator into becoming dependent upon his gas supply prior to his illegal invasion of a sovereign country.

The next PM may only gain office to immediately face a rebellion by her MPs who want to bring back a serial partygoer whose last three months as caretaker prime minister saw him toddle off on not one but two foreign holidays.

Liz Truss’s main plan to deal with what is essentially a maze of supply-side issues driving inflation is to cut taxes for the wealthy – a plan that is essentially aimed at boosting demand and so at best, will drive inflation higher.

My rebranding drive would begin with the opening of the Tory party conference to the tune of “The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down”, accompanied by a Looney Tunes cartoon on a big screen at stage rear…

Ian Henderson

Norwich

Putin or Johnson?

I refer to Julian Self’s letter “Johnson is right about Putin” and agree with his assessment.

The second paragraph reads: “It is quite tragic when a new leader comes along and needlessly wrecks all the achievements of their predecessors – putting at risk hard-won peace, stability and prosperity in the vain hope of reinstating some rose-tinted memory of the glory of empire. That his country is now trashing its international reputation in an ill-conceived, pseudo-patriotic action is atrocious to witness. It will take some time to restore.”

But for the omission of any reference to deceit, it could be considered close to an appropriate political epitaph for Johnson himself. The restoration required is unlikely to be initiated by his successor.

David Nelmes

Newport

Space saving suggestion

With the word “Brexit” having served a purpose, is it not time to continue to save time and space by giving the acronym “COLC” to the cost of living crisis.

The resultant shortening will, amongst other things, enable newspaper editors to fit the topic into banner headlines, and I can just see them now, hopefully reading “Liz sorts out COLC”, or perhaps “Liz cocks up COLC”.

Colin Burkel

Cumbria

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Sewage dumping is a Tory disaster

As I witness the despoliation of British water by the very companies responsible for its conservation and purity, I also mourn the fact that the entire output of 14 gigantic wind turbines of the Beinn an Tuirc 3 wind farm will be sold by Scottish Power Renewables to Amazon at a time of extreme emergency and energy poverty afflicting not only Scotland, but the entire country.

It isn’t surprising that successive Conservative governments have sold the British public down the river during my lifetime (I’m 71), but the determination of Conservatives to relinquish sovereign power and actual electrical power to private corporations bodes ill for every citizen of our morally impoverished nation.

David Riley

East Woodlands