Britain can’t afford another Tory government

‘Let’s keep our focus on the real threats to our future democracy, because these threats will endure whether or not Johnson remains.’ Photograph: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/AFP/Getty

I read Nesrine Malik’s article (For the Tory party, Boris Johnson is a blip not a crisis, 17 January) and I sincerely hope that she turns out to be wrong for all our sakes, because so many in this country cannot afford yet another Tory government. I hear Neil Kinnock’s warning “not to be young, not to fall ill, not to grow old”, on a continuous loop in my head at the moment.

Surely, I keep telling myself, when people witness first-hand the irreparable damage done to the NHS and the care sector, they will not vote the Conservatives in again. Surely people will realise that the Tories’ laissez-faire attitude to market forces dictating the way our public utilities are run, and the bleak prospect of inflation creating a perfect storm for millions, is not the way forward.