Readers respond to an article by John Harris on where the seeds of Labourâs renewal lie âDeeply felt moral conviction always commands respect; it communicates like focus group policies never can,â says Tim Shelton-Jones. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Rex/Shutterstock âDeeply felt moral conviction always commands respect; it communicates like focus group policies never can,â says Tim Shelton-Jones. Photograph: Geoffrey Swaine/Rex/Shutterstock Letters Mon 10 May 2021 12.39 EDT Last modified on Mon 10 May 2021 13.00 EDT John Harris is right (Labourâs crisis comes from the huge gap between politics and people, 9 May), but just reconnecting with âthe wonders of ordinary lifeâ wonât be enough. Labour should be asking itself some existential questions â what is it for, what does it really want? If the answer is âpower above all elseâ, then itâs not going to happen, because the Tories do that so much better. Voters know that whatâs going on in this country isnât right, but theyâll play safe and go along with it until the opposition can bring itself to tear into our divisive and self-seeking status quo with real anger and compassion for those who suffer social injustice.