This is breathtakingly out of touch from the MP for Suffolk Coastal. Jenny Riddell-Carpenter dismisses the image of a country pub, a pint of ale and a Labrador as a nostalgic Britain that “never really existed”, wrapped up in what she calls a “far-Right” vision of the countryside. She should come back from Westminster and actually look around the constituency she represents. Come to rural Suffolk. Visit our country pubs. Meet the landlords trying to keep them open, the farmers fighting for their livelihoods and the communities desperately trying to preserve the character of their villages. She might learn something. The most extraordinary part? She is a DEFRA Minister with responsibility for RURAL COMMUNITIES. Her job is literally to understand and fight for this way of life. Instead of sneering at it from London, come back to Suffolk, educate yourself about the communities you represent and start fighting for them.