The lament of a former Labour party voter

I was once a Labour Voter. I voted Labour first choice in the last general election but I wont be doing it again. I doubt any number will find its way next to Labour candidates on my ballot paper.

I voted Labour for a need for a voice from the left but what we got is a louder voice for the right than the right itself.

The party’s supposed efforts on housing are ineffectual - soaring rents,thousands of evictions from mortgaged family homes, thousands “sofa surfing” and of the course, the deaths.

Some may not want a bed for the night but there is no excuse for not having access to a hot meal.

It was funny to hear Joan Burton commenting on the quality of the cameras of people’s phones.

If anything it is the ease of access to an unimaginable amount of information and knowledge that she should be worried about not the quality of any image or recording taken.

It may yet be fixable for the Labour Party if they had the courage of their convictions and stood by Labour Party values.

But judging from previous experiences, its doubtful and the continuation of the rise of the actual left will continue as they give the impression they are the real thing.

I will never pay water charges regardless of whatever threats the Labour Party put back out there.

I am just one of tens of thousands who marched this month but I assure you that the contents of this letter are the general consensus of Labour voters.

Jonathon Wyse

Capwell Avenue

Cork City