With election day approaching fast, and more sleaze and scandal about politicians emerging (Whatever the sums involved, the election betting scandal will linger in public’s minds, 20 June), can I appeal to the generation that can make a difference?
Baby boomers are surely the luckiest generation in Britain. We missed the world wars; enjoyed the benefits of a functional and free NHS; partied in the 1960s; and we have a triple-lock pension. Tuition fees? We were paid to party at university! And we own more than 75% of the private housing stock in the country, making homes unaffordable for young families.
What has our generation bequeathed to the succeeding generations? Unaffordable homes, Brexit, polluted waters and toxic air. It’s time to make amends for our selfishness and bequeath a better Britain – and a better world – to our children.
A criterion for deciding who to vote for on 4 July would be to use the Nolan principles of public office: selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty and leadership. How do the party leaders fare against this benchmark? We don’t have to settle for incompetence or blather. Let’s not bequeath a wasteland to our children.
Khalid Haneef
Watford, Hertfordshire
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