Readers respond to Rishi Sunak’s conference speech, Boris Johnson’s promise of a high-wage economy, and the cut to universal credit

When Rishi Sunak offers salvation through “better” jobs (Rishi Sunak’s speech offers mood music but little economic meat, 4 October), he is using the trick of eliding “anyone” into “everyone”.

On an individual level, anyone may well be capable of undertaking training, improving their self-presentation, or perhaps even moving home, in order to get a better-paid job.

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