WHEN I read reports in sections of the media that Labour Party leader candidate Jeremy Corbyn’s views are old fashioned and out of touch with the public, I ask what kind of society do we live in?

Jeremy Corbyn is a rare politician, one that is anti-war, anti-austerity, a politician who will speak out for the vulnerable in society; sections of society that no matter how loud they shout, their voices are never heard.

Jeremy Corbyn is a politician with compassion and one that should be applauded and embraced, not ridiculed and lambasted by parts of the British media.

MARK WEBB Old Town Swindon