From E P Thompson’s Writing by Candlelight (1980) to The Times letters page(2021)
The late socialist historian E P Thompson (1924-1993) was an enthusiast for letter writing. He wrote many himself although most unfortunately are locked away in the Bodleian for the time being.
He researched the history of aspects of letter writing, along with his researcher E E Dodds, and one result was his essay The Crime of Anonymity which has considerable relevance in 2021 although it was about the first decades of the nineteenth century.
He also wrote letters to the papers and was entertained particularly by the reactionary nature of some letter writers to The Times.
He would certainly have found one in today’s Times to be of interest
Sir,
It is possible that many voters prefer MPs who are judged sufficiently competent as to attract business interest and extra income. It is to be hoped that MPs elevated to the second job of ministers of state are actually not ‘only there for their constituents’.
The Rev Canon Dr Simon Cox, Bispham, Lancs
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1924-1993 (rather than 1933)