Socialism: the trick the Tories have been missing | Brief letters

Rich-poor balance | Right to buy | Royal windfall | Turnip oil | Refined Soho | Grey squirrels as pestsQuoted in your feature (How the Tory election machine fell apart, G2, 27 June) Paul Goodman of the ConservativeHome website thinks young voters were not aware that “socialism is a threat”. He also thinks the Tories “need something to shift the balance between rich and poor”. Wouldn’t that be, er, socialism?
Joseph Oldaker
Nuneaton, Warwickshire• Lynsey Hanley