2 DECEMBER 2000, Page 34

Laughable Kinnock

From Mr Christopher D. Kelly Sir: The Spectator reports that Neil ICinnock (`Kinnock: the pound is bloody doomed', 25 November) wanted an enabling referen- dum on UK entry soon after the 1997 elec- tion but failed to win over the Prime Minis- ter. Mr Kinnock's view that Tony Blair missed his chance to hold such a referen- dum while his huge parliamentary mandate was still fresh is almost laughable. The last person the Prime Minister needs to take lessons from is the man who lost two gener- al elections over nine long years as leader of the Labour party.

Chris D. Kelly

Wolverhampton, West Midlands