SIR - It seems nonsensical to me to decry a Conservative for being a Conservative. Would anyone say a dog should behave like a cat? No, of course not. Conservative MPs are elected to conserve the present economic and political system. They shouldn't be criticised for playing the system to their maximum advantage. It is in place to permit those with capital so to do.

If the population wishes for a fairer system for all, they should vote for politicians who are motivated to introduce one. Politicians for whom personal gain is not a consideration. There are not many about.

Geoff Naylor, Birch Close, Winchester