12-05-2025
Times letters: Voters seeking revenge on the lanyard class
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Sir, Janice Turner criticises the mindset of leaders who think they always know best ('Voters are sick of lectures from lanyard class', May 10). Instead of trying to win back trust by protesting their authenticity, leaders might heed the new Pope's lesson in humility. As Fraser Nelson writes ('Calm, unflashy Pope is just what world needs', May 10), Leo describes himself as a 'faithful administrator'. This evokes the ideal of a public servant who doesn't claim to have all the answers but empowers the people who do know what works best when it comes to creating a good school environment, running a business, setting up a food bank or steering young people away from gangs. Our democracy is
